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Corydon E. Fuller journals 1856-1859 Fuller, Corydon E.

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Corydon Fuller's journals document the travels of a young bookseller (from the Northern Midwest) in Arkansas, bordering areas in Louisiana, and in Mississippi in the years preceding the Civil War.

416 pages (2 volumes)

eng,

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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