Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... " " A large frigate , bearing down upon us , sir ! " A whisper ran over the deck that the strange ship was a French frigate . The English crew had cause to become excited by the appearance of a vessel , for the feelings THE CHAPEL BELL . 3.
... " " A large frigate , bearing down upon us , sir ! " A whisper ran over the deck that the strange ship was a French frigate . The English crew had cause to become excited by the appearance of a vessel , for the feelings THE CHAPEL BELL . 3.
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A Story of the French and Indian Wars John Roy Musick. by the appearance of a vessel , for the feelings between France and England were anything but pleasant . The Earl of Bellamont , reached Boston as governor of Massachusetts in 1699 ...
A Story of the French and Indian Wars John Roy Musick. by the appearance of a vessel , for the feelings between France and England were anything but pleasant . The Earl of Bellamont , reached Boston as governor of Massachusetts in 1699 ...
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... appearance . They sometimes wore a surtout of coarse blue cloth , reaching down to the mid - leg , elk - skin trousers , with seams adorned with fringes , a scarlet woollen sash tied around the waist , in which was stuck a broad knife ...
... appearance . They sometimes wore a surtout of coarse blue cloth , reaching down to the mid - leg , elk - skin trousers , with seams adorned with fringes , a scarlet woollen sash tied around the waist , in which was stuck a broad knife ...
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... appeared behind the frowning cliffs . 66 We are going ashore , Adele , " he said . " I am ready , father , " she answered . From one of the dragon - like castles on the bluffs above , there issued a white wreath of smoke , and the boom ...
... appeared behind the frowning cliffs . 66 We are going ashore , Adele , " he said . " I am ready , father , " she answered . From one of the dragon - like castles on the bluffs above , there issued a white wreath of smoke , and the boom ...
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... appearance . While the gentlemen preserved the garb of the age of Louis XIV . , the peasants wore long surtouts , sashes , red caps , and deer - skin moccasins . This singular mix- ture of costume was made more strange by the In- dians ...
... appearance . While the gentlemen preserved the garb of the age of Louis XIV . , the peasants wore long surtouts , sashes , red caps , and deer - skin moccasins . This singular mix- ture of costume was made more strange by the In- dians ...
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