How do I find a specific page in a genealogy book?

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Is it possible to see the Hayden's genealogy book of Virginia on page 662?
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cannot find the book you listed but did find another and the Haydens are in it  http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt/search?q1=hayden;id=hvd.hnl3cr;view=1up;seq=712;start=1;sz=10;page=search;orient=0

will link to several pages
by Jacqueline Clark G2G6 Pilot (173k points)
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Does anybody understand Google previews?  For page 661 it just says "This page is not part of this preview", but for page 662 it says "This page is unavailable or you have reached your viewing limit".

This suggests to me that maybe some people can see page 662 even if I can't, maybe I can see snippets from page 662 if I know what to search for, and maybe the page will be visible at a later date.
by Living Horace G2G6 Pilot (641k points)
RJ, I have this happen as well. It means you only get so many "looks" into this specific book and you have exhausted your "looks". Try going incognito. This sometimes works sometimes not.

Mags
Usually, you have to download the book to get a full look. Many of these books need to be purchased online.  However, Doug's link is to a free ebook and you should be able to see the whole book.  I do.
I thought I'd followed the link to the free e-book, but it only takes me to the limited preview of the 2010 reprint.

Google works differently in different countries - a lot of books aren't available outside the USA because Google can't be bothered to figure out other countries' copyright laws.
Bummer!  Thanks, this is good to know. If needed, I could probably download and email.

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