Leebo freeman biography of abraham lincoln
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VIEW ON LUCAS PLACE. ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY BROWN.
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE BENAIEL. Located on the South-east corner of Sixth and Cerre streets.
RICHARD EDWARDS.
LINDELL HOUSE, ST. LOUIS.
OLD SPANISH FORT. (Foot of Greene street.)
SOUTHERN BANK. E. B. KIMBALL, President. JAMES H. BRITTON, Cashier.
MO. STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. STEPHEN M. EDGELL, President. RICHARD S. ELLIOTT, Secretary.
MECHANICS' BANK. J. W. WILLS, President. CHARLES EVERTS, Cashier.
HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. ISAAC L. GARRISON, President. T. L. SALISBURY, Secretary.
MOUND CITY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. DANIEL R. GARRISON, President. DAVID H. BISHOP, Secretary.
ST. LOUIS. — ENGRAVED FROM A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING, BY PROFESSOR DEVRAUX, OF PHILADELPHIA, TAKEN IN 1854, EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK.
BRADDOCK'S BATTLE-FIELD NEAR PITTSBURGH.
VIEW OF PITSBURGH, PA., IN 1859.
FATHER MARQUETTE INTRODUCING JOLIET TO THE INDIANS.
VIEW OF CINCINNATI FROM MOUNT AUBURN.
A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CHICAGO.
VIEW OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
COLONEL JOHN O'FALLON, (p. 77) ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY BROWN.
JOHN SAPPINGTON, ESQ., (p. 83) ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR T
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A tribute from a fan…
On Saturday, April 27th, I finished my long re-read via audiobook of CJ Sansom’s wonderful Shardlake series. Having reviewed Tombland fully when I first read it, I left a very brief comment on Goodreads, merely saying the narration, by Steven Crossley, was as great as the book, and that I had again found it totally absorbing.
I then took to Amazon to check if by any chance the next book had reappeared on their pre-publication listings – Ratcliff, which had been listed a couple of years ago to the excitement of fans but had since been de-listed. I feared in my heart that it would never appear because, although seemingly a very private man, we knew that Sansom was ill, probably terminally, with cancer. And indeed there was no listing.
Two days later, I learned that Sansom had died on that day, April 27th. He is one of the very few authors, the only one I can think of, in fact, whose entire catalogue I have reviewed, giving each of the Shardlake books five glowing stars.
What pleasure he has given us! What a legacy he leaves! I hope and believe he knew how highly regarded he was among historical and crime fiction fans. I have said frequently in reviews that I learned more about the Tudor period from his books than in years of
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