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Peter Parley’s Own Story

by Samuel G. Goodrich

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  1. 1Chapter I — Birth and Parentage — The Old House — Ridgefield — The…
  2. 2Chapter II — The New House…
  3. 3Chapter III — Ridgefield Society…
  4. 4Chapter IV — Habits of the People…
  5. 5Chapter V — Death of Washington…
  6. 6Chapter VI — The Upper and Lower Classes of Ridgefield…
  7. 7Chapter VII — The Clergy of Fairfield — A Laughing Parson — The Thr…
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Mat Olmstead, the Town Wit…
  9. 9Chapter IX — Farewell to Home…
  10. 10Chapter X — New Haven…
  11. 11Chapter XI — Arrival at Hartford — My Occupation There — Restlessne…
  12. 12Chapter XII — War With England…
  13. 13Chapter XIII — New London…
  14. 14Chapter XIV — Effects of War in New England — Personal Experience —…
  15. 15Chapter XV — Evil Effects of Night Study…
  16. 16Chapter XVI — Marriage — Walter Scott — Byron — Sidney Smith’s Taun…
  17. 17Chapter XVII — Domestic Troubles…
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — My First Visit to Europe…
  19. 19Chapter XIX — The Edinburgh Lions…
  20. 20Chapter XX — Blackwood…
  21. 21Chapter XXI — En Route for London…
  22. 22Chapter XXII — London Again…
  23. 23Chapter XXIII — Return to the United States…
  24. 24Chapter XXIV — “The Token”…
  25. 25Chapter XXV — Become an Author…
  26. 26Chapter XXVI — Children My First Patrons…
  27. 27Chapter XXVII — Make a Speech…
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII — An Appointed U.S…
  29. 29Chapter XXIX — Louis Philippe and the Revolution…
  30. 30Chapter XXX — After the Revolution…
  31. 31Chapter XXXI — The Author’s Duties as Consul…
  32. 32Chapter XXXII — The Death of Peter Parley

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