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    An Annapolis First Classman
    An Annapolis First Classman
    An Annapolis First Classman
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    An Annapolis First Classman

    By Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill and Lt.Com Edward L. Beach

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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