A Basic History of the United StatesBlakiston, 1944 - 504 pages Deals with fundamental activities, ideas, and interests which have entered into the development of American society from the colonial period to the contemporary age. |
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CHAPTER PAGE I English Territorial Claims and Colonial Begin nings I | 1 |
Backgrounds of Migration and Settlement II | 11 |
Laying Foundations in Agriculture | 24 |
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