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Shaler, William, 1773-1833 Sketches of Algiers, political, historical and civil...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05246.04 Author/Creator: Shaler, William, 1773-1833 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1826 Pagination: 8, 310 = 318 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Cummings, Hilliard and Company. First edition. Original worn paperboards and quarter leather. Written by Shaler as American Consul General at Algiers. Includes chapter 7 "Extracts of the journal kept in the consulate of the United States, at Algiers," which appears to be the only original materials. (The rest appears to derive from other works, as per Shaler's preface.)

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