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Convention shocked by this radical proposal. With no one to support his motion, he settled for protecting the rights of the small states against the infringements of their larger, more populous neighbors who, he feared, would 'probably combine to swallow up the smaller ones by addition, division or impoverishment.' He warned that Delaware 'would become at once a cipher in the union' if the principle of equal representation embodied in the New Jersey (small-state) Plan was not adopted and if the method of amendment in the Articles was not retained. He favored giving Congress the power to veto state laws, making the federal legislature immune to popular whims by having senators hold office for nine years or during good behavior, and granting the U.S. President broad appointive powers. Outspoken, he threatened to lead the Delaware delegation out of the Convention if the rights of the small states were not specifically guaranteed in the new Constitution.
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impartial decisions but from his severe integrity and the purity of his private character." However, a fellow delegate to the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 noted that "his legal abilities are said to be very great, but his powers of oratory are fatiguing and tiresome to the last degree; his voice is feeble and his articulation so bad that few can have patience to attend him." Historians like John Monroe have generally recognized that all in all, Read was the dominating figure in Delaware politics during his career, directly or indirectly providing consistent and reliable leadership to the new state.
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American Founding Father and politician (1733–1798)
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2608:. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press.
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2599:. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University.
55:September 30, 1793 – September 21, 1798
972:John Dickinson Read (1803-1831) - never married
5566:Bibliography of the United States Constitution
2553:. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Company.
2462:Journals of the Continental Congress 1774–1789
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2646:. Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & Co.
2579:History of Delaware Through its Governors
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6715:United States senators who owned slaves
6710:Burials in New Castle County, Delaware
6645:Signers of the Continental Association
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2516:ledger.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
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528:
6720:Founding Fathers of the United States
6640:Continental Congressmen from Delaware
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2805:
2644:History of Delaware 1609–1888. 2 vols
840:
743:Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution
5679:United States senators from Delaware
5601:Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
3987:Journals of the Continental Congress
3296:Journals of the Continental Congress
2590:. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
2220:United States Congressional service
639:Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
397:Founding Father of the United States
318:(great-great-great-great-grandchild)
5589:Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
5116:Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
4034:Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
3322:Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
2409:
887:served as the second. Another son,
785:
13:
6630:American people of English descent
6615:People from Cecil County, Maryland
4680:Drafting and ratification timeline
4425:District of Columbia Voting Rights
2688:Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery
1791:Delaware General Assembly service
816:Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
14:
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4133:Constitution of the United States
2661:
1019:
798:graveyard in New Castle, Delaware
413:Constitution of the United States
6700:People from New Castle, Delaware
6440:
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4536:Convention to propose amendments
470:, were also largely interested.
347:
2627:. Westport, CT: Meckler Books.
2218:
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883:for Delaware, and his grandson
648:
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5151:Separation of church and state
3919:Virginia Declaration of Rights
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2393:
2384:
975:Mary Gertrude Read (1805-1877)
384:. In addition, Read served as
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6625:People from colonial Delaware
6620:People from colonial Maryland
4655:Virginia Ratifying Convention
3729:Charles Carroll of Carrollton
2597:Federalist Delaware 1775–1815
2542:
2512:"Litchfield Ledger - Student"
732:
613:Delaware Constitution of 1776
477:
270:Immanuel Episcopal Churchyard
5616:National Constitution Center
5414:Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
4713:Assemble and Petition Clause
2673:Biography by Russell Pickett
2642:Scharf, John Thomas (1888).
2558:Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004).
570:and his friend and neighbor
7:
6635:Episcopalians from Maryland
5487:Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
4541:State ratifying conventions
4478:Equal Opportunity to Govern
4473:Electoral College abolition
4400:Congressional Apportionment
3924:Second Continental Congress
2784:U.S. senator from Delaware
2704:Delaware Historical Society
2440:"Read, John, planter"
2365:
968:Delaware Historical Society
912:
592:Second Continental Congress
584:Committee of Correspondence
548:Declaration of Independence
539:Declaration of Independence
427:Coat of Arms of George Read
409:Declaration of Independence
366:New Castle County, Delaware
10:
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6695:Chief justices of Delaware
4077:Signers Monument (Georgia)
3382:Memorial to the 56 Signers
3281:First Continental Congress
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4753:Congressional enforcement
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4675:Rhode Island ratification
4566:Articles of Confederation
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4508:Parental Rights amendment
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2727:Immanuel Episcopal Church
2586:Martin, Roger A. (1995).
2577:Martin, Roger A. (1984).
2549:Conrad, Henry C. (1908).
2404:Articles of Confederation
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873:Articles of Confederation
854:
796:Immanuel Episcopal Church
652:Delaware General Assembly
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390:chief justice of Delaware
378:Constitutional Convention
376:, a delegate to the U.S.
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4945:Privileges or Immunities
4660:New York Circular Letter
4650:Massachusetts Compromise
2623:Racino, John W. (1980).
2604:Munroe, John A. (2004).
2595:Munroe, John A. (1954).
2475:Munroe, John A. (1993).
2449:. New York: D. Appleton.
2377:
929:General William Thompson
895:, the brother of future
893:Benjamin Kendrick Pierce
845:In the Broadway musical
769:Pro-Administration Party
489:New London, Pennsylvania
130:3rd Governor of Delaware
6690:Delaware state senators
5091:Dormant Commerce Clause
4935:Presidential succession
4670:Fayetteville Convention
4665:Hillsborough Convention
4601:Three-fifths Compromise
4581:Philadelphia Convention
4571:Mount Vernon Conference
4458:Campaign finance reform
3954:Consent of the governed
2833:Continental Association
2683:The Political Graveyard
1527:Continental Congressman
1448:Continental Congressman
1398:Continental Congressman
1348:Continental Congressman
823:Life and Correspondence
821:William T. Read in his
519:three Delaware counties
405:Continental Association
370:Continental Congressman
172:Continental Congressman
5254:William Samuel Johnson
5126:Nondelegation doctrine
4698:Admission to the Union
4645:Anti-Federalist Papers
4596:Connecticut Compromise
2722:Read House and Gardens
2713:University of Delaware
1010:James Read (1743-1822)
993:John Meredith Read Jr.
987:John Meredith Read Sr.
863:was an officer in the
835:University of Delaware
811:
799:
794:George Read plaque at
756:
609:New Castle Court House
599:Government of Delaware
551:
456:Cecil County, Maryland
428:
6675:Governors of Delaware
6670:Delaware Independents
5461:Richard Dobbs Spaight
4930:Presidential Electors
4905:Original Jurisdiction
4845:Full Faith and Credit
4718:Assistance of Counsel
4639:The Federalist Papers
4468:Crittenden Compromise
3770:Francis Lightfoot Lee
3431:President of Congress
2847:President of Congress
2750:President of Delaware
2588:Memoirs of the Senate
2560:Democracy in Delaware
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6665:Delaware Federalists
6044:lieutenant governors
5630:A More Perfect Union
5606:Constitution Gardens
5527:Convention Secretary
5189:Convention President
5161:Symmetric federalism
5156:Separation of powers
4890:Necessary and Proper
4885:Natural-born citizen
4830:Freedom of the Press
4768:Copyright and Patent
4758:Contingent Elections
4576:Annapolis Convention
3884:Robert R. Livingston
3266:Virginia Association
3133:Thomas Johnson, Junr
2678:Delaware's Governors
2460:Library of Congress
879:served as the first
773:President Washington
739:Annapolis Convention
523:Continental Congress
508:Governor of Delaware
504:Gunning Bedford, Sr.
401:Petition to the King
330:New Castle, Delaware
259:New Castle, Delaware
239:Province of Maryland
5637:Worldwide influence
5378:Gunning Bedford Jr.
5106:Executive privilege
5086:Criminal sentencing
5009:Title of Nobility (
5000:Taxing and Spending
4900:Oath or Affirmation
4860:House Apportionment
4723:Case or Controversy
4606:Committee of Detail
4498:"Liberty" amendment
4463:Christian amendment
4011:American Revolution
3236:Christopher Gadsden
3169:Patrick Henry, Junr
2477:History of Delaware
2206:New Castle at-large
2172:New Castle at-large
2138:New Castle at-large
2104:New Castle at-large
2070:New Castle at-large
2036:New Castle at-large
2002:New Castle at-large
1968:New Castle at-large
1934:New Castle at-large
1900:New Castle at-large
1863:New Castle at-large
1778:State Supreme Court
1774:September 21, 1798
1771:September 30, 1793
1748:September 18, 1793
1488:September 21, 1776
529:American Revolution
5291:William Livingston
5275:Alexander Hamilton
5081:Criminal procedure
5076:Constitutional law
5011:Foreign Emoluments
4975:State of the Union
4960:Self-Incrimination
4950:Recess appointment
4743:Compulsory Process
4405:Titles of Nobility
4073:(Washington, D.C.)
4064:Semiquincentennial
3967:Document's history
3822:Thomas Heyward Jr.
3492:Robert Treat Paine
3095:The Lower Counties
3025:William Livingston
2906:Robert Treat Paine
2777:Office established
2735:Political offices
2693:2009-07-15 at the
2344:Pro-Administration
2310:Pro-Administration
2276:Pro-Administration
1695:September 1, 1787
1544:December 17, 1777
1492:State Constitution
1362:September 5, 1774
950:William Thane Read
841:In popular culture
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288:Gertrude Ross Till
252:September 21, 1798
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5342:Thomas Fitzsimons
5322:Benjamin Franklin
5196:George Washington
5096:Enumerated powers
5071:Concurrent powers
5066:Balance of powers
4895:No Religious Test
4835:Freedom of Speech
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3750:Richard Henry Lee
3642:Benjamin Franklin
3606:Francis Hopkinson
3570:Philip Livingston
3539:Samuel Huntington
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3179:Benjamin Harrison
3164:George Washington
3159:Richard Henry Lee
3066:Charles Humphreys
2989:Philip Livingston
2884:Massachusetts Bay
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2757:Succeeded by
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2281:George Washington
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2096:Nicholas Van Dyke
2062:Nicholas Van Dyke
2028:Nicholas Van Dyke
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1699:U.S. Constitution
1670:October 20, 1788
1667:October 20, 1785
1645:October 20, 1785
1642:October 20, 1782
1620:October 20, 1782
1617:October 20, 1781
1595:October 20, 1781
1592:October 20, 1780
1566:October 20, 1777
1541:November 7, 1776
1516:October 20, 1779
1513:October 28, 1776
1465:November 7, 1776
1462:October 21, 1775
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1387:October 20, 1774
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1312:October 20, 1772
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1287:October 21, 1771
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5301:William Paterson
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3873:for Independence
3871:Delegates voting
3832:Arthur Middleton
3827:Thomas Lynch Jr.
3755:Thomas Jefferson
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5315:Pennsylvania
5212:John Langdon
4970:Speedy Trial
4812:
4703:Appointments
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4316:20th century
4059:Bicentennial
3891:
3888:Henry Wisner
3879:
3796:Joseph Hewes
3745:George Wythe
3724:Thomas Stone
3719:William Paca
3714:Samuel Chase
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3667:James Wilson
3625:Pennsylvania
3580:Lewis Morris
3506:Rhode Island
3482:Samuel Adams
3439:John Hancock
3231:Thomas Lynch
3205:Joseph Hewes
3143:Samuel Chase
3138:William Paca
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3049:Pennsylvania
3040:John De Hart
3020:James Kinsey
3004:Simon Boerum
2999:Henry Wisner
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1731:U.S. Senator
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312:(grandchild)
272:, New Castle
254:(1798-09-21)
235:Cecil County
202:Succeeded by
181:
160:Succeeded by
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118:Succeeded by
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78:Kensey Johns
73:Succeeded by
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6610:1798 deaths
6605:1733 births
5513:William Few
5393:Jacob Broom
5373:George Read
5247:Connecticut
5181:Signatories
5031:Legislative
5005:Territorial
4925:Presentment
4910:Origination
4865:Impeachment
4820:Extradition
4788:Engagements
4778:Due Process
4728:Citizenship
4415:Child Labor
3896:John Rogers
3688:George Read
3672:George Ross
3657:James Smith
3647:John Morton
3527:Connecticut
3422:Signatories
3112:George Read
3086:George Ross
3081:John Morton
2984:James Duane
2953:Silas Deane
2936:Connecticut
2927:Samuel Ward
2840:Signatories
2768:U.S. Senate
2339:U.S. Senate
2305:U.S. Senate
2271:U.S. Senate
1984:State House
1950:State House
1736:Legislature
1711:Legislature
1658:Legislature
1633:Legislature
1608:Legislature
1603:Assemblyman
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1128:Legislature
1123:Assemblyman
1103:Legislature
1098:Assemblyman
1007:(1740-1788)
1005:Thomas Read
919:George Read
564:Ulster-Scot
506:, a future
500:George Ross
460:Charlestown
445:Oxfordshire
395:Read was a
368:. He was a
362:George Read
192:Preceded by
148:Preceded by
108:Preceded by
61:Preceded by
23:George Read
6599:Categories
6544:Bookhammer
6469:Mendinhall
6450:Lieutenant
6172:J. Collins
6097:T. Collins
5943:Richardson
5893:T. Clayton
5853:J. Clayton
5778:H. du Pont
5718:T. Clayton
5625:(painting)
5577:and legacy
5435:John Blair
5284:New Jersey
5238:Rufus King
5136:Preemption
5050:War Powers
4985:Suspension
4803:Exceptions
4493:Human Life
4392:Unratified
4192:Amendments
4049:Centennial
4022:and legacy
3853:Lyman Hall
3589:New Jersey
3487:John Adams
3013:New Jersey
2974:John Alsop
2901:John Adams
2788:1789–1793
2754:1781–1783
2543:References
2521:2023-08-02
2497:2012-07-07
2330:1793–1795
2296:1791–1793
2262:1789–1791
2251:Committees
1822:Committees
1683:Convention
1653:Councilman
1628:Councilman
1499:Councilman
1481:New Castle
1476:Convention
1433:New Castle
1383:New Castle
1333:New Castle
1308:New Castle
1283:New Castle
1258:New Castle
1233:New Castle
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1158:New Castle
1133:New Castle
1108:New Castle
1082:New Castle
829:His home,
733:Federalist
478:Early life
336:Profession
316:Thane Read
280:Federalist
228:1733-09-18
196:new office
112:new office
6584:Hall-Long
6509:MacCollum
6452:governors
6327:Pennewill
6267:Saulsbury
6162:Molleston
6152:D. Rodney
6082:Dickinson
6055:Governors
6040:Governors
5878:D. Rodney
5733:R. Bayard
5146:Saxbe fix
5035:Executive
4990:Take Care
4980:Supremacy
4855:Guarantee
4783:Elections
4554:Formation
4267:1795–1804
3801:John Penn
3611:John Hart
2969:Isaac Low
2435:Fiske, J.
2246:President
1762:Judiciary
1751:resigned
1557:Executive
1472:Delegate
1077:Judiciary
981:John Read
913:John Read
897:President
889:John Read
620:President
579:Stamp Act
515:John Penn
437:Berkshire
415:in 1787.
344:Signature
326:Residence
303:Relatives
182:In office
138:In office
98:In office
51:In office
6549:McGinnis
6539:Tribbitt
6489:Anderson
6474:Ferguson
6397:Tribbitt
6392:Peterson
6357:McMullen
6347:Robinson
6337:Townsend
6297:Reynolds
6287:Stockley
6227:Stockton
6137:Mitchell
6092:Van Dyke
6048:Delaware
5963:Hastings
5898:Spruance
5873:Van Dyke
5808:Williams
5798:Townsend
5428:Virginia
5402:Maryland
5366:Delaware
5268:New York
5045:Vicinage
5039:Judicial
4763:Contract
4733:Commerce
4621:Printing
4435:Proposed
4147:Preamble
4140:Articles
3892:Maryland
3880:New York
3738:Virginia
3707:Maryland
3681:Delaware
3558:New York
3152:Virginia
3121:Maryland
2979:John Jay
2962:New York
2691:Archived
2366:See also
2241:Majority
2231:Congress
2179:1787/88
2145:1786/87
2111:1785/86
2077:1784/85
2043:1783/84
2009:1782/83
1975:1781/82
1941:1780/81
1907:1778/79
1870:1777/78
1833:1776/77
1827:District
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1716:New York
1678:Delegate
1050:Location
751:Articles
701:1777/78
671:Assembly
513:In 1763
374:Delaware
293:Children
90:Delaware
6529:Buckson
6524:Rollins
6479:Eliason
6427:Markell
6402:du Pont
6377:Buckson
6312:Tunnell
6282:J. Hall
6277:Cochran
6217:Comegys
6207:Bennett
6202:Hazzard
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6132:D. Hall
6122:Bassett
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6062:McKinly
5993:Kaufman
5928:Higgins
5908:Comegys
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5836:Class 2
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5783:Wolcott
5728:Naudain
5698:Latimer
5686:Class 1
5575:Display
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5027:Vesting
4995:Takings
4880:Militia
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4690:Clauses
4616:Signing
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6569:Minner
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6422:Minner
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6407:Castle
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6367:Carvel
6342:Denney
6332:Miller
6307:Watson
6302:Marvil
6272:Ponder
6262:Cannon
6257:Burton
6252:Causey
6237:Temple
6222:Cooper
6187:Thomas
6182:Haslet
6147:Haslet
6142:Truitt
6117:Rogers
6067:McKean
5968:Hughes
5933:Kenney
5848:Vining
5818:Carper
5753:Riddle
5723:McLane
5708:Horsey
5633:(film)
5017:Treaty
4920:Postal
4915:Pardon
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2493:. IBDB
2491:"1776"
1092:Crown
1040:Office
861:Thomas
855:Family
831:Stonum
560:Sussex
443:, and
433:Dublin
419:Father
339:lawyer
285:Spouse
261:, U.S.
6504:Cooch
6494:Hazel
6387:Terry
6372:Boggs
6362:Bacon
6292:Biggs
6242:Tharp
6232:Maull
6167:Stout
6157:Clark
6127:Sykes
6102:Davis
5998:Coons
5988:Biden
5983:Boggs
5978:Frear
5938:Allee
5913:Bates
5868:Wells
5858:Wells
5743:Wales
5703:White
2535:York.
2378:Notes
2226:Dates
1797:Dates
1767:Dover
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1613:Dover
1588:Dover
1562:Dover
1509:Dover
1065:notes
588:First
542:, by
372:from
88:from
6579:Denn
6564:Wolf
6484:Bush
6412:Wolf
6352:Buck
6317:Hunn
6247:Ross
6212:Polk
6197:Polk
6087:Cook
6072:Read
6042:and
5973:Buck
5953:Ball
5813:Roth
5773:Ball
5768:Gray
5693:Read
2648:ISBN
2629:ISBN
2610:ISBN
2564:ISBN
2183:12th
2149:11th
2115:10th
1045:Type
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806:The
666:Year
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556:Kent
403:and
249:Died
222:Born
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4182:VII
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