A Popular School History of the United States [in which are Inserted as Part of the Narrative, Selections from the Writings of Eminent American Historians, and Other American Writers of Note].Maynard, 1879 - 370 páginas |
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... tion of the talents of the historian with those of the novelist . " They have been warmly commended by critics on both sides of the Atlantic . No historical course of reading can be complete that excludes these charming volumes ...
... tion of the talents of the historian with those of the novelist . " They have been warmly commended by critics on both sides of the Atlantic . No historical course of reading can be complete that excludes these charming volumes ...
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... tion is the history from which we make the extract . It is a narrative of the events from the discovery and settlement of this country to the sur- render of Cornwallis in 1781. It is a work of faithful accuracy . The Gold Excitement ...
... tion is the history from which we make the extract . It is a narrative of the events from the discovery and settlement of this country to the sur- render of Cornwallis in 1781. It is a work of faithful accuracy . The Gold Excitement ...
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... tion . " Dwight .... ...... 179 Theodore Dwight , an able journalist and brilliant political writer , was born in Massachusetts in 1764. He was a leader of the Federal party , and the secretary of the Hartford Convention . He wrote ...
... tion . " Dwight .... ...... 179 Theodore Dwight , an able journalist and brilliant political writer , was born in Massachusetts in 1764. He was a leader of the Federal party , and the secretary of the Hartford Convention . He wrote ...
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... tion of personal property would prove an encumbrance rather than a convenience . ' " " coveries . 36. The tidings of Columbus's discoveries produced aston- ishment and excitement not only in Spain , but in English Dis- Portugal ...
... tion of personal property would prove an encumbrance rather than a convenience . ' " " coveries . 36. The tidings of Columbus's discoveries produced aston- ishment and excitement not only in Spain , but in English Dis- Portugal ...
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... tion included fifty - four persons , of whom some were useless and others a burden . It was the dead of winter , and the streams were frozen . They made sledges , placed on them the canoes , the baggage , and a disabled Frenchman ...
... tion included fifty - four persons , of whom some were useless and others a burden . It was the dead of winter , and the streams were frozen . They made sledges , placed on them the canoes , the baggage , and a disabled Frenchman ...
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A Popular School History of the United States: In which are Inserted as Part ... John Jacob Anderson Visualização integral - 1886 |
A Popular School History of the United States: In which are Inserted as Part ... John Jacob Anderson Visualização integral - 1880 |
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