The Torrent; or an Account of a Deluge Occasioned by an Unparalleled Rise of the New Haven River, in which Nineteen Persons Were Swept Away, Five of Whom Only Escaped, July 26, 1830

  • 61pp. 12mo (6 x 4 inches)
  • Middlebury: Printed at the Office of the Free Press, by Edward D. Barber, 1831
By (Vermont) Eldridge, Lemuel B.
Middlebury: Printed at the Office of the Free Press, by Edward D. Barber, 1831. First Edition. 61pp. 12mo (6 x 4 inches). Contemporary quarter brown grained calf and marbled boards. First Edition. 61pp. 12mo (6 x 4 inches). Scarce work on the devastation caused by a sudden flood, including the death of the author's son, Loyal Eldridge, age 19.

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