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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... arrived weary and likewise weak for want of maize , and the horses were also lean , determined to yield to the requirement and try to have peace ; so the mother and the rest were ordered to be set free , and with words of kindness were ...
... arrived weary and likewise weak for want of maize , and the horses were also lean , determined to yield to the requirement and try to have peace ; so the mother and the rest were ordered to be set free , and with words of kindness were ...
Page 375
... arrived , sufficient to drag the engine , it started , under the direction of such officer of the company as might be present . The members of the company had no uniforms , so far as I remember ; they joined the lines as quickly as they ...
... arrived , sufficient to drag the engine , it started , under the direction of such officer of the company as might be present . The members of the company had no uniforms , so far as I remember ; they joined the lines as quickly as they ...
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... arrived at Cumberland ; but he had no way of getting it immediately up . A conditional bargain was immediately struck , and the Elizabeth hastened off to Cumberland to bring up the bread . When it arrived , to our horror , it proved to ...
... arrived at Cumberland ; but he had no way of getting it immediately up . A conditional bargain was immediately struck , and the Elizabeth hastened off to Cumberland to bring up the bread . When it arrived , to our horror , it proved to ...
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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