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The Great Western almanac for 1846.

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Abstract/Description:
Cover title. Illustrated cover. Astronomical calculations by C.F. Egelmann. "Anatomy of man's body as said to be governed by the twelve constellations", page 2. Includes several African American jokes and dialogues: "Whole nigger", page 21 ; "The following dialogue between a Negro and a son of the Emerald Isle", page 33 ; "A Negro who attempted to account for the failure of a balloon...", page 33. Two states of the second gathering noted. One state has an advertisement of Joseph McDowell on lower half of page [36]; the other, and advertisement of William D. Parrish.
Title: The Great Western almanac for 1846.
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Name(s): Egelmann, Charles F. (Charles Frederick)
Van Court, John, printer.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Almanac
Date Created: 1846
Publisher: Joseph McDowell
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 34, [2] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Cover title. Illustrated cover. Astronomical calculations by C.F. Egelmann. "Anatomy of man's body as said to be governed by the twelve constellations", page 2. Includes several African American jokes and dialogues: "Whole nigger", page 21 ; "The following dialogue between a Negro and a son of the Emerald Isle", page 33 ; "A Negro who attempted to account for the failure of a balloon...", page 33. Two states of the second gathering noted. One state has an advertisement of Joseph McDowell on lower half of page [36]; the other, and advertisement of William D. Parrish.
Identifier: fauwab3f14 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Almanacs B3F14
Collection: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Almanacs, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwab3f14
Host Institution: FAU

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