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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Page 311
... boat to be seen . " Give way , men , " whispered Starbuck , drawing still farther aft the sheet of his sail ... boat , they knew that the imminent instant had come ; they heard , too , an enormous wallowing sound as of fifty elephants ...
... boat to be seen . " Give way , men , " whispered Starbuck , drawing still farther aft the sheet of his sail ... boat , they knew that the imminent instant had come ; they heard , too , an enormous wallowing sound as of fifty elephants ...
Page 316
... boat , and from its now being more tight than a harpstring , you would have thought the craft had two keels - one cleaving the water , the other the air - as the boat churned on through both opposing elements at once . A continual ...
... boat , and from its now being more tight than a harpstring , you would have thought the craft had two keels - one cleaving the water , the other the air - as the boat churned on through both opposing elements at once . A continual ...
Page 318
... boats are hoisted and cranes swung , the boat steerer and boat header jump in , the order is given to lower away , and she is followed down the ship's side by the respective crews . All hands are now seated at the oars , the boat ...
... boats are hoisted and cranes swung , the boat steerer and boat header jump in , the order is given to lower away , and she is followed down the ship's side by the respective crews . All hands are now seated at the oars , the boat ...
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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