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THE AMERICAN BARON.
A Novel.
By JAMES DE MILLE,
AUTHOR OF
"THE DODGE CLUB," "THE CRYPTOGRAM," "CORD AND CREESE," &c.
_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_.
NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1872.
By PROF. JAMES DE MILLE.
_THE DODGE CLUB_; or, Italy in 1859. Illustrated. 8vo,
Paper, 75 cents; Cloth, $1.25.
_CORD AND CREESE_. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 75
cents; Cloth, $1.25.
_THE CRYPTOGRAM_. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, $1,50;
Cloth, $2.00.
_THE AMERICAN BARON_. A Novel. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper.
PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK.
_Sent by mail, postage prepaid, to any part of the United States, on
receipt of the price_.
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In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
THE AMERICAN BARON.
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CHAPTER I.
THE AVALANCHE.
Somewhat less than a hundred years ago a party of travelers might have
been seen crossing over the Simplon Road, _en route_ for Italy. They
had been detained at Brieg by reports that the road was impassable;
and, as it was the month of March, the prospect of snow and storms and
avalanches was sufficient to make them hesitate.
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