The Young American: A Civic ReaderMaynard, Merrill & Company, 1897 - 244 páginas |
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... hill near Boston , from the top of which it would be easy for cannon to throw shot into the city and to sink the British warships in the harbor . The hill was reached quietly in the darkness and a breastwork was thrown up . When ...
... hill near Boston , from the top of which it would be easy for cannon to throw shot into the city and to sink the British warships in the harbor . The hill was reached quietly in the darkness and a breastwork was thrown up . When ...
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... hill , and the second time they were driven back . When they advanced a third time , however , the Americans had to retreat , as their powder was gone . So the British took the hill . 17. But the battle proved that the Americans could ...
... hill , and the second time they were driven back . When they advanced a third time , however , the Americans had to retreat , as their powder was gone . So the British took the hill . 17. But the battle proved that the Americans could ...
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... hill where the Americans had their main defensive work . This obelisk is known as Bunker Hill Monument . 20. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill , June 17 , 1825 , the cornerstone of the monument was laid with ...
... hill where the Americans had their main defensive work . This obelisk is known as Bunker Hill Monument . 20. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill , June 17 , 1825 , the cornerstone of the monument was laid with ...
Índice
PREFACE | 29 |
THE NECESSITY OF GOVERNMENT John C Calhoun | 53 |
THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD | 59 |
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