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33d thousand ... |
| Description |
vii, [45]-304 p. incl. illus., plates. 18 pl. 24 cm. |
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Making of America.
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| Contents |
Lectures on India. Lecture I. Lectures on India. Lecture II. A lecture on the condition of women in India, and other pagan and Mohammedan countries.--Habits and superstitions of the Thugs, a sect who profess to be divinely authorized to plunder and murder.--A brief description of two of the principal Hindu festivals, compiled from writings of Alexander Duff.--A description of the Shasters, by J. J. Weltbrecht.--Specimens of the Shasters.--East Indian character and customs, by J. Statham.--East Indian character and customs, by an English lady residing in India. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877. |
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Mode of access: Internet. |
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India -- Social life and customs
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Electronic information resources.
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India -- Description and travel
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India -- Religion
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| Added Author |
Duff, Alexander, 1806-1878.
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Weltbrecht, John James.
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Statham, John.
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University of Michigan. Library.
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| In: |
Making of America. URL: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/ |
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