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A floating city and the blockade runners
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Book cover: Red cloth with title and image of a man on a ship carrying a flaming cannonball.

A floating city and the blockade runners

Date1875
Names
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FormatBook
Notes
Two adventure tales. A Floating City is the story of a woman, her abusive husband and the man she truly loves travelling on a real steamship, Great Eastern. The Blockade Runners is a short story about a British merchant during the American Civil War.
Medium
Hardcover books
DimensionsCover size: 21 cm x 15 cm (8 1/4 in. x 5 7/8 in.)
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131068200591D
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