The Pennsylvania hermit a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.
Title
The Pennsylvania hermit [electronic resource] : a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.
"The sweets of solitude, or Instructions to mankind how they may be happy in a miserable world."--P. [24]-48. Signed: Amos Wilson.
Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
Sabin no. 104605.
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Electronic reproduction.
Title
The Pennsylvania hermit [electronic resource] : a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.
Imprint
Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1840.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.