Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 13R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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Page vi
... ship of state was steered through many dangerous passes into calmer waters . Yet the inevitable was coming . All our good offers were scorned by Spain . Almost at our very door the reconcentrados were starved by the thou- sands under ...
... ship of state was steered through many dangerous passes into calmer waters . Yet the inevitable was coming . All our good offers were scorned by Spain . Almost at our very door the reconcentrados were starved by the thou- sands under ...
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... SHIP , CHAPTER XIL THE PERIOD OF SUSPENSE , • 176 • 194 CHAPTER XIII ORGANIZING THE ROUGH RIDERS , . 211 CHAPTER XIV . GEORGE STEVENS AT MANILA , • 230 CHAPTER XV . SOME WORK IN THE WEST INDIAN WATERS , 249 · CHAPTER XVI . LA QUASINA ...
... SHIP , CHAPTER XIL THE PERIOD OF SUSPENSE , • 176 • 194 CHAPTER XIII ORGANIZING THE ROUGH RIDERS , . 211 CHAPTER XIV . GEORGE STEVENS AT MANILA , • 230 CHAPTER XV . SOME WORK IN THE WEST INDIAN WATERS , 249 · CHAPTER XVI . LA QUASINA ...
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... ship has been blown up and is sinking , " A gun was fired from the Nashville , " Oxtra ! Oxtra ! " • " Now we will go to the home of your new ma , ' The spirit , life , and direction of the battle - Dewey , A flash came from the ...
... ship has been blown up and is sinking , " A gun was fired from the Nashville , " Oxtra ! Oxtra ! " • " Now we will go to the home of your new ma , ' The spirit , life , and direction of the battle - Dewey , A flash came from the ...
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... ship had ever before thought of effecting a landing . For a long distance they rode through the gloom and darkness , the American unable to see even the men who acted as guard . The night was fa- vorable for the landing of the ...
... ship had ever before thought of effecting a landing . For a long distance they rode through the gloom and darkness , the American unable to see even the men who acted as guard . The night was fa- vorable for the landing of the ...
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... ship lay at anchor . A few moments later another light bobbed on the wa- ter , then another , and another . Lively now worked the crane . The thunder of the crank , the creaking of the machinery , and the hoisting of boxes , barrels ...
... ship lay at anchor . A few moments later another light bobbed on the wa- ter , then another , and another . Lively now worked the crane . The thunder of the crank , the creaking of the machinery , and the hoisting of boxes , barrels ...
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Common terms and phrases
Aibonito American answered arms army asked battle Bayamo beautiful began boat brave Bumboat Camaguey camp captain Captain-General castle Cervera Cespedes coast Colonel Marti command Constellino cruiser Cuba Cuba Libre Cuban danger dark deck Don Manuel door enemy ensign eyes face father Fernando Stevens fight filibuster fire flag fleet gazing George Stevens guardia civil guns hand harbor Havana heart hope insurgents island José Marti knew land leftenant Lieutenant Stevens look Manila miles Mirs Bay Morro mother Nathan never night officer Parker patriots port Puerto Rico reached Roosevelt Rough Riders sailors San Juan San Juan Heights Santiago Santiago de Cuba seemed Senada señor Señorita sent shells ship shore shot side silence smoke soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish stone strange thought thousand told took troops turned vessels Viola volunteers wife wounded young