The Heritage of AmericaHenry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins Little, Brown, 1941 - 1227 pages First hand narratives of American life from Leif Ericson to World War II. |
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Henry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins. 77. What Is an American ? The best studies of American traits , the best characterizations of the genius of America , have been made by men born and trained abroad . One of the first in this long line ...
Henry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins. 77. What Is an American ? The best studies of American traits , the best characterizations of the genius of America , have been made by men born and trained abroad . One of the first in this long line ...
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... American public . The advocacy of women's rights did not begin in America . Mary Wollstonecraft was an Englishwoman , and so was Frances Wright , who lectured thirty years ago in America on politics , socialism , and deism with ...
... American public . The advocacy of women's rights did not begin in America . Mary Wollstonecraft was an Englishwoman , and so was Frances Wright , who lectured thirty years ago in America on politics , socialism , and deism with ...
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... American 206. Carl Christian Jensen Becomes an American Carl Christian Jensen was another Danish immigrant who dreamed of America as a better world and contributed much to the realization of that dream . His autobiography is valuable ...
... American 206. Carl Christian Jensen Becomes an American Carl Christian Jensen was another Danish immigrant who dreamed of America as a better world and contributed much to the realization of that dream . His autobiography is valuable ...
Contents
Leif Ericson Sails to Vineland | 3 |
De Soto Finds the Mississippi and Is Buried beneath It ΙΟ | 10 |
John Smith Founds Jamestown and Is Saved | 23 |
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