Westward Expansion: A History of the American FrontierMacmillan, 1949 - 873 pages |
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... River through the Blue Ridge to emerge on the westerly flowing New River . They took possession of all the lands drained by this stream for their sovereign , and after convincing themselves that some slight movement of the water was ...
... River through the Blue Ridge to emerge on the westerly flowing New River . They took possession of all the lands drained by this stream for their sovereign , and after convincing themselves that some slight movement of the water was ...
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... River in 1858 , most of them soon to return with the disappointing news that the gold - bearing sand bars of the river were so flooded mining was impossible . Those who stayed fanned out in two directions in their continuous hunt for ...
... River in 1858 , most of them soon to return with the disappointing news that the gold - bearing sand bars of the river were so flooded mining was impossible . Those who stayed fanned out in two directions in their continuous hunt for ...
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... River mines and the gold fields opened along the Kootenay River of Canada in 1864 . Lewiston , at the junction of the Snake and Clearwater rivers , was a lesser center , while in the southern Snake Valley , Idaho City forged ahead of ...
... River mines and the gold fields opened along the Kootenay River of Canada in 1864 . Lewiston , at the junction of the Snake and Clearwater rivers , was a lesser center , while in the southern Snake Valley , Idaho City forged ahead of ...
Contents
SECTION I | 13 |
Europes First Frontier 14921615 | 15 |
The Spanish in Eastern North America 15131590 | 19 |
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