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David Chapin is an historian and novelist. He is the author of the historical novel "The Auglaize Conspiracy: A Novel of Early America," as well as the biography "Freshwater Passages: The Trade and Travel of Peter Pond," and the microhistory, "Exploring Other Worlds." ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 57 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Auglaize Conspiracy: A Novel of Early America 4.22 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploring Other Worlds: Margaret Fox, Elisha Kent Kane, and the Antebellum Culture of Curiosity 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freshwater Passages: The Trade and Travels of Peter Pond 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Hanging Tree (Nicole Rayburn #1)

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David Chapin made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Claiming all my books topic " I have an author page, but only one of my three books is attributed to me there, ie The Auglaize Conspiracy: A Novel of Early America I'm also the auth ...more "
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David Chapin rated a book it was amazing The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768-1820, Volume 1 (The Pickering Masters) by Joseph Banks	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An excellent resource for historians and anyone interested in science and exploration in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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David Chapin rated a book it was amazing This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a wonderful book. It deserves to become a classic. A picture of America during the Depression, and more.
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