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<DIV>In a message dated 3/16/05 7:02:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, w7iml@gte.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Albert -merci beaucoup pour la message - I went to the Snohomish Library ( our New $8 Meg. Library) but the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>History of Oregon book by Bancroft was not available at this time. I ordered it, but the system is so slow that it might be weeks or months before I will hear from it. The age of computers has done this to us !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> If any of you can get hold of : History of Oregon by Hubert Howe BANCROFT 1832 - 1918</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> San Francisco: History Co. 1886 v.; cm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft; v.29 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> v. 1 1834-1848</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> 979.7</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>If anyone is interested in purchasing this two-volume set, there are a number</DIV>
<DIV>of options available at <A href="http://www.mxbf.com">www.mxbf.com</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV>
<DIV>LinLouVan@aol.com</DIV></BODY></HTML>