WILSON, AMOS Sweets of Solitude! 1822 WILSON, AMOS. The Sweets of Solitude! Or Directions to Mankind How They May be Happy in a "Miserable World" ... By Amos Wilson, who Lived 19 Years in a Cave, Secluded from the Society of Man.... Boston: John Wilkey, 1822. 36 p. Frontis. Stitched and untrimmed as issued, no wrappers. Waterstained. The delightful and very embellished account of the "Pennsylvania Hermit," who retreated from society after the highly publicized execution of his sister for the alleged murder of her twin infants. Howes W515; Shoemaker 11447. Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 268    inquire

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