The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-28
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The Earth A Descriptive History OF the Phs-
nomena of the Life of the Globe. BY ELIsRH
REcLus. HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New
York, 1871.
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Reclus an honorable place in popular scien-
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Rerieac, a miscellany Of useful knowledge
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The pressing and imperative questions
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