An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down East, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four : his object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country : and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of "The Experiment"

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"Object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country; and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of 'The Experiment'"

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234 p. : port. ; 19 cm.

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Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 1835.

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"Object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country; and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of 'The Experiment'"

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234 p. : port. ; 19 cm.

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A tour to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, New England, Ohio, and Kentucky.
34 p. of publisher's advertisements at end of volume.
Bound in publisher's original cloth binding with paper spine label.
Inscribed on title page: "J.Pearson's / Apr 4/35"

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Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836. An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down East, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four : his object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country : and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of "The Experiment", book, 1835; Philadelphia and Baltimore. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14392/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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