The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay. Read Before the Chitchat Club, San Francisco, July 1898Murdock Press, 1898 - 37 pages |
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... the outlet of that great artery of commerce to the Gulf of Mexico . The personal ambitions and pecu- niary necessities of Napoleon and the complicated exigencies of European politics had withdrawn the attention of European powers 6.
... the outlet of that great artery of commerce to the Gulf of Mexico . The personal ambitions and pecu- niary necessities of Napoleon and the complicated exigencies of European politics had withdrawn the attention of European powers 6.
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... European politics had withdrawn the attention of European powers from a country so remote as our own , thus affording a fortuitous opportunity for our territorial expansion in this direction . The United States , in 1803 , acquired the ...
... European politics had withdrawn the attention of European powers from a country so remote as our own , thus affording a fortuitous opportunity for our territorial expansion in this direction . The United States , in 1803 , acquired the ...
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... European nations were long since officially apprized by this Government that the United States could not see without concern that island transferred by Spain to any other European State . " Mr. Everett , Secretary of State , December 1 ...
... European nations were long since officially apprized by this Government that the United States could not see without concern that island transferred by Spain to any other European State . " Mr. Everett , Secretary of State , December 1 ...
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The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay (Classic Reprint) William H. Mills No preview available - 2017 |
The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay (Classic Reprint) William H. Mills No preview available - 2016 |
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