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The National Formulary of Unofficial Preparations - American Pharmecutical Association
"The National Formulary of Unofficial Preparations, Third Edition" by the American Pharmecutical Association, 1906.
Record Type: Library
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The Natural Bent: The Memoirs of Dr. Paul B. Barringer - Barringer, Paul B., Dr.
"The Natural Bent: The Memoirs of Dr. Paul B. Barringer" by Dr. Paul B. Barringer, edited by Anna Barringer, 1949. Civil War and Reconstruction era memior, no apparent connection to Thomasville, lots of North Carolina and Virginia.
Record Type: Library
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The Negro Church - W.E.B. Du Bois
Re-print of "The Negro Church" by W.E.B. Du Bois with an introduction by Alton B. Pollard III of Howard University; the original was published in 1903, and this re-print was published in 2011. Includes a section about Black churches in Thomasville.and Thomas County by Reverend W.H. Holloway on pages 74-82.
Record Type: Library
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The Negro of the Old South - Susan Bradford Eppes
"The Negro of the Old South" by Susan Bradford Eppes, 1925. As per the title, a wistful memory book masquerading as history of slavery, Black people, and white plantation owners. Imagines enslaved people as meek and loyal, and plantation owners as loving and superior. Owned by and by Elizabeth Ireland "Pansy" Poe, signed by Poe on the the inside cover, kept at the library of Pebble Hill Plantation.
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The New Dixie Cook Book
"The New Dixie Cook Book" published by L.A. Clarkson & Co., 1889. Re-bound cookbook from suggestions sent in from around the South; also includes tips for maintaining a home, medical treatment, gardening, and other domestic items in addition to recipes for cooking.
Record Type: Library
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The Nub - Robb White, III
"The Nub" by Robb White, III, 1935. Local author, Caribbean adventure story. From the dust cover: " A rough, tough crew led by sinister Pete is aboard the schooner Pirate Gold. So is the Nub, a lad of ten who wandered alone among the wharves of St. Augustine in the dead of the night, hid on the schooner, fell sound asleep and awoke the next morning to find himself miles at sea, headed for the Caribbean. Plans for murder and ransom money, smugg...
Record Type: Library
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The Pilgrims of the Rhine - Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"The Pilgrims of the Rhine" by the suthor of "Pelham," "Eugene Aram," Did not put actual name in book. A novel. On title page two quotes: "Wilt thou forget the happy hours Which we buried in Love's sweet bowers, Heaping over their corpses cold Blossoms and leaves, instead of mould?" Shelley "Thow passest in review before me the whole series of animated things: and teachest me to know my brothers in the still wood, in the air, and in the ...
Record Type: Library
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The Poems and Dramas of Lord Byron - George Gordon Byron
"The Poems and Dramas of Lord Byron" by George Gordon Byron, 1879. Includes biographical and other information in addition to poems and plays.
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The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate - Tennyson, Alfred
"The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate" by Alfred Tennyson, 1873. Collection of poems and music owned by Archie Davenport.
Record Type: Library
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore - Moore, Thomas
"The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore" by Thomas Moore, 1851. An anthology of Moore's greatest works. Lalla Rookh, Irish Melodies, etc.
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The Practical Speller and Definer - B.K. Benson and F.A. Glenn
"The Practical Speller and Definer" by B.K. Benson and F.A. Glenn, 1897. School book presumably used by W.J. Powell.
Record Type: Library
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The Practice of Pharmacy - Joseph P. Remington
"The Practice of Pharmacy" by Joseph P. Remington, 1917. Student text book covering all areas of the practice of pharmacy and medicine.
Record Type: Library
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The Practice of Surgery - James Gregory Mumford, M.D.
"The Practice of Surgery" by James Gregory Mumford, M.D., 1911. Book about performing surgery as understood at the time. Signed by the author to Mel Hanna (Howard Melville Hanna) of Pebble Hill Plantation for his contributions to medical education.
Record Type: Library
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The Presbyterian Hymnal - William Blair
"The Presbyterian Hymnal" by William Blair and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 1877. As per title, a hymnal used by Presbyterians in Scotland in the late 19th century. This copy was owned by Thomas L. Watt.
Record Type: Library
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The Principles and Practice of Medicine - William Osler, M.D.
"The Principles and Practice of Medicine" by William Osler, M.D., 1906. Book about the practice of general medicine as understood at the time. Signed by the author to Mel Hanna (Howard Melville Hanna) of Pebble Hill Plantation for his contributions to medical education.
Record Type: Library
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The Progeny of Peter (Gruber) Groover - Fred Lee Groover
"The Progeny of Peter (Gruber) Groover" by Fred Lee Groover, 2001. Genealogy of Groover family from progenitor, Peter Gruber/Groover born in 1697. Genealogical lines, biographies, name index, & photographs.
Record Type: Library
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The Rambler in Georgia - Mills Lane
"The Rambler in Georgia" by Mills Lane, 1973. Descriptions of Georgia by thirteen travelers from the Revolutionary period through the Civil War. Letter from Gregory Paxton, the President of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation to Tom Hill thanking him for opening the Thomas County Historical Society (Thomasville History Center) for the Trust's Spring Ramble in Thomasville in 1995.
Record Type: Library
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The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865 - Clifton Paisley
"The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865" by Clifton Paisley, 1990. As per title, a book about the Florida side of the Red Hills Region from being found by Europeans until the end of the Civil War. Thomas County historian Dr. William Warren Rogers helped with research. Paisley narrowly focuses on the Florida side of the Red Hills Region and does not include Thomasville plantations or land in his history.
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The Rise and Progress of Negro Colleges in Georgia 1865-1949 - Range, Willard
"The Rise and Progress of Negro Colleges in Georgia 1865-1949" by Willard Range, 1951. According to the author: "This study was undertaken with a two-fold aim: first to create a detailed picture of the development of Negro higher education in Georgia, dealing with many complex problems of social, economic, and historical nature; second, to present the results of the study in the terms of the various movements which have been experienced througho...
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The Roddenberry/Roddenbery Family Book - George Lee Thurston, III
"The Roddenberry/Roddenbery Family Book" by George Lee Thurston, III, 1979. A genealogical history of the Roddenberry - Roddenbery - Rottenberry family. Based on research by Robert Samuel Roddenberry, Jr. Published and copyrighted by Julien B. Roddenbery, 1979.
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