A Brief History of the United StatesAmerican Book Company, 1900 - 332 pages |
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... Amazon R. R 17 A 100 . E ENGLAND Bristol Falmouth ITALY R ༠.༥ P FRANCE NEAN SPAIN E PORTUGAL Palos Cadia AZORES Lisbon MADEIRA IS . CANARY IS . 1400 . Gomera CAPE VERDE ISLES 484 A I Pinson 1600 Z East C from L Pinzon 1500 -10 /
... Amazon R. R 17 A 100 . E ENGLAND Bristol Falmouth ITALY R ༠.༥ P FRANCE NEAN SPAIN E PORTUGAL Palos Cadia AZORES Lisbon MADEIRA IS . CANARY IS . 1400 . Gomera CAPE VERDE ISLES 484 A I Pinson 1600 Z East C from L Pinzon 1500 -10 /
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... Spain . - Columbus , disheart- ened by this treachery , betook himself to Spain . During seven long years , he importuned King Ferdinand for a reply . All this while , he was regarded as a visionary fellow , and when he passed along the ...
... Spain . - Columbus , disheart- ened by this treachery , betook himself to Spain . During seven long years , he importuned King Ferdinand for a reply . All this while , he was regarded as a visionary fellow , and when he passed along the ...
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... Spain , Aug. 3 , 1492 . Incidents of the Voyage . - When the ships struck out boldly westward on the untried sea , and the sailors saw the last trace of land fade from their sight , many , even of the bravest , burst into tears . As ...
... Spain , Aug. 3 , 1492 . Incidents of the Voyage . - When the ships struck out boldly westward on the untried sea , and the sailors saw the last trace of land fade from their sight , many , even of the bravest , burst into tears . As ...
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... Spain . - America , at this time , was to the Spaniard a land of vague , but magnificent promise , where the simple natives wore unconsciously the costliest gems , and the sands of the rivers sparkled with gold . Every returning ship ...
... Spain . - America , at this time , was to the Spaniard a land of vague , but magnificent promise , where the simple natives wore unconsciously the costliest gems , and the sands of the rivers sparkled with gold . Every returning ship ...
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... Spain forever . De Narvaez ( när väĕth ) received a grant of Florida , and ( 1528 ) with 300 men attempted its conquest . Striking into the interior , they wandered about , lured on by the hope of finding gold . Wading through swamps ...
... Spain forever . De Narvaez ( när väĕth ) received a grant of Florida , and ( 1528 ) with 300 men attempted its conquest . Striking into the interior , they wandered about , lured on by the hope of finding gold . Wading through swamps ...
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Page xxviii - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Page xii - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page xix - He has called together legislative bodies, at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the repository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
Page 102 - I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand, and villainy on the other, as this writ of assistance is.
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Page xix - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Page 242 - From time to time I added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, anxiously watching the progress of events. Well, the next news we had was of Pope's disaster, at Bull Run. Things looked darker than ever. Finally, came the week of the battle of Antietam. I determined to wait no longer. The news came, I think, on Wednesday, that the advantage was on our side. I was then staying at the Soldiers...
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Page xxxv - ... assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void. SECTION 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. ARTICLE XV SECTION 1.
Page xxii - The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature.