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The Story of Liberty

by Charles Carleton Coffin · 1987

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This is a reprint of Charles Coffin's history of the march of mankind from slavery to freedom, first published in 1879, and climaxing with an account of the role of Providence in the founding of America as the nursery of freedom.

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Audience
childrens
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long · 415 pages

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