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All the world's on stilts

Description: Moralizing story, where the narrator, after seeing a "lubberly boy" on stilts, reflects on people that set themselves above others and make spectacles of themselves.
Date: 1827/1853
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Harvest close upon seed time.

Description: Moralizing tale of the youth who starts by missing just a few minutes of Sunday school, slides into sin, skips class, joins a fire company, and eventually lands in prison in Maryland with a 15 year term for robbery.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Give us this day our daily bread.

Description: His mother unable to provide for himself and his siblings, six year old Little Johnny prays on the way to school. On arriving home, he finds food has been left for the family. Not an angel, but an earthly agent of God heard his prayer and provided for the family.
Date: [1827..1853]
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The grocery ruined him.

Description: Little Robert would not heed the advice of his Sunday school teacher and avoid the men at the grocery store who kept trying to get him to drink rum. By the age of 13, Robert becomes a drunkard.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Going apprentice.

Description: Words of wisdom from an old German schoolmaster to a young boy about to go learn a trade, and how being good will help him succeed.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The new bonnet.

Description: Moralizing tale where Miss Amelia F. Johnson learns that the pretty new bonnet she wants to wear to church is not as important as learning to serve God. The story is followed by the poem "The child's prayer."
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Vanity.

Description: Moralizing tale about Little Betsey Green. Constantly told how pretty she is, she becomes vain and prideful.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Signs.

Description: Moralizing tale which reflects that how children act is a signal of their future character. Story is followed by "The substance of the Ten Commandments."
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America.

Description: Map shows eastern states, western territories as "North-West Territ.," and divided by district accorrding to Native American tribe: Mandan, Osage, Ozark, Sioux, and Huron. Texas is shown separate from Mexico. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:12,500,000].
Date: [1827..1847]
Creator: Spehr, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1799-1833
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Kentucky and Tennessee.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century Kentucky and Tennessee counties, cities and towns, roads, mineral resources and mining activity. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,126,000].
Date: 1827
Creator: Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Mexican and central States of America : together with the southern part of the United States of North America.

Description: Map shows major cities and towns, state boundaries, major roads, and mining activity; Coahuila and Texas as separate Mexican states; lower portion of southeastern United States and Cuba, Central America. Inset: "Mexico and the adjacent states, on an enlarged scale." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1827
Creator: Laurie, Richard Holmes
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Tableau provisoire d'assemblage d'une partie de l'Amérique Seple. et d'une partie de l'Amérique Méridionale.

Description: Map shows southern portion of North America, northwestern portion of of South America, Central America, and the West Indies; major cities and political divisions; Oregon, Arkansas Territory, Michigan Territory, and Northwest Territory. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000].
Date: 1827
Creator: Ode, H. (Henri)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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