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"140 of the Greatest Human Interest Stories Ever Told"
 
"140 of the Greatest Human Interest Stories Ever Told"
  
#[[Stephen Bachiler]], (1561-1662) : The Amorous Parson
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bachiler Stephen Bachiler], (1561-1662) : The Amorous Parson
#Anonymous (1589? - early 19th century) : The Oldest American
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous Anonymous] (1589? - early 19th century) : The Oldest American
#[[Sam Hyde]] (1626-1732) : The Crazy Indian
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Hyde Sam Hyde] (1626-1732) : The Crazy Indian
#[[John Rogers]] (? - 1721) : Tumultuous John
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rogers John Rogers] (1648-1721) : Tumultuous John [http://www.rogersgenealogy.com/downloads/Rogerenes/readersdigest.htm "John Rogers"], Readers Digest Article extracted at Rogers Genealogy
#[[Edward Hyde Cornbury]] (1661-1723) : The Peculiar Governor
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hyde%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Clarendon Edward Hyde Cornbury] (1661-1723) : The Peculiar Governor
#[[Bathsheba Bowers]] (1671 - 1718
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba_Bowers Bathsheba Bowers] (1671 - 1718) : Love's Solitaire
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lay Benjamin Lay] (c.1681-1759) : The Rebellious Gnome
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Richardson John Richardson] (c.1690-1738) : The Great Seducer
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Moody Joseph Moody] (1700-1753) : Handkerchief Moody
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Andrew_Peters Samuel Andrew Peters] (1735-1826) : The Lying Episcopalian Parson
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Ann_Lee Mother Ann Lee] (1736-1784) : Ann the Word
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Perkins Elisha Perkins] (1740-1799) : The First American Quack
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Burton Mary Burton] (fl. 1741) : The Great Informer
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cook Tom Cook] (1741-?) : The Leveller
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter_%28businessman%29 Timothy Dexter] (1747-1806) : The Luckiest Speculator
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous Anonymous] (early 18th century) : The Naked Beachcomber
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McQuain John McQuain] (fl. late 18th century) : The Man Who Hated Womankind
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Adam_Joseph_Phyle Francis Adam Joseph Phyle] (?-1778) : The Hermit of Mount Holly
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemima_Wilkinson Jemima Wilkinson] (1752?-1819) : Publick Universal Friend
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bishop Sarah Bishop] (c.1753-1810): The Atrocity Hermitess
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Rapp Johann Georg Rapp] (1757-1847) : God's Partner
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_Bowles William Augustus Bowles] (1763-1805) : The Adventurer Crank

Latest revision as of 03:13, 6 January 2008

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