Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... give all the principal incidents in the history of the great American Re- public from the year 1700 to 1760. The Stevens family , whose lineage we have traced from the time of Columbus , appear here in Elmer and George Stevens and their ...
... give all the principal incidents in the history of the great American Re- public from the year 1700 to 1760. The Stevens family , whose lineage we have traced from the time of Columbus , appear here in Elmer and George Stevens and their ...
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... give the surroundings , for the boy at gun number six was wounded , and he had to do service for both . moment later the lad at number four was killed . He was hurrying forward with his cartridge , when it took fire and exploded in his ...
... give the surroundings , for the boy at gun number six was wounded , and he had to do service for both . moment later the lad at number four was killed . He was hurrying forward with his cartridge , when it took fire and exploded in his ...
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... give him absolution ? " asked Adele . " Sweet daughter , I exhausted all the church's prayers ; yet it was unavailing ; " the priest an- swered . " Surely he was a hardened sinner , " said the mademoiselle . " He was a convict , and he ...
... give him absolution ? " asked Adele . " Sweet daughter , I exhausted all the church's prayers ; yet it was unavailing ; " the priest an- swered . " Surely he was a hardened sinner , " said the mademoiselle . " He was a convict , and he ...
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... give the admiral all the information necessary concerning the dangerous coast they were approaching , and warned him against the dread fogs which so often render navi- gation perilous . While this formidable naval force was massing ...
... give the admiral all the information necessary concerning the dangerous coast they were approaching , and warned him against the dread fogs which so often render navi- gation perilous . While this formidable naval force was massing ...
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... give me strength and show me the way to thwart their designs , " he mentally groaned . It had been years since he had seen his native country , and , now that a hope of being again on board an English craft was roused in his breast ...
... give me strength and show me the way to thwart their designs , " he mentally groaned . It had been years since he had seen his native country , and , now that a hope of being again on board an English craft was roused in his breast ...
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