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  2. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

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    Historians have noted Irving's "active imagination" [3] and called some aspects of his work "fanciful and sentimental". [1] Literary critics have noted that Irving "saw American history as a useful means of establishing patriotism in his readers, and while his language tended to be more general, his avowed intention toward Columbus was thoroughly nationalist". [4]

  3. Anthon Transcript - Wikipedia

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    [8] Anthon described the transcript in that letter as containing "(g)reek and Hebrew letters, crosses and flourishes, Roman letters inverted or placed sideways... arranged in perpendicular columns, and the whole ended in a rude delineation of a circle divided into various compartments, decked with various strange marks." Anthon stated in the ...

  4. Letters to Auntie Fori - Wikipedia

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    Letters to Auntie Fori (2002) is a collection of letters collated in a book by Sir Martin Gilbert to Fori Nehru, explaining the history of Jewish people over the course of 5,000 years. It was published by Orion Publishing Group in 2002.

  5. Book Review Digest - Wikipedia

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    Before the Internet, Book Review Digest was a significant reference tool and bibliographic aid used by the American public and librarians alike to find current literature. An online edition of the collection is offered in two subscription products: Book Review Digest Retrospective (1905–1982) and Book Review Digest Plus (1983 through present ...

  6. Fanshawe (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Fanshawe, his first published novel, may or may not have been that book. [1] Fanshawe: A Tale appeared anonymously in October 1828 from the Boston publishers Marsh and Capen. Its printing was paid for at the author's own expense, costing him $100. [2] The book was based on Hawthorne's experiences as a Bowdoin College student in the early 1820s.

  7. Reviews in American History - Wikipedia

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    Reviews in American History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1973 and published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. It publishes reviews of new books on the topic of American history, as well as retrospectives on influential titles of the past. All areas of American history, including political, military, economic ...

  8. Book Review Index - Wikipedia

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    Book Review Index is an index of book reviews and literary criticism, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965. For most of its history it has been owned by Gale and is based in Detroit.

  9. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    The letters are accompanied by detailed notes, and by an index compiled by the Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. The letters can be roughly divided into four categories: Personal letters to Tolkien's wife Edith, his son Christopher Tolkien, and his other children; Letters about Tolkien's career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon