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THE ARK OF 1803

A Story Of Louisiana Purchase Times

by

C. A. STEPHENS


[Illustration]


Illustrated by H. Burgess






New York
A. S. BARNES & COMPANY
1904

Copyright, 1904
by
A. S. BARNES & CO.
May, 1904




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