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 475
... five months . One dollar was the first prize , a Mexican coin valued at eighty - seven and a half cents the second , seventy - five cents the third , and so on , down to the smallest prize , a small Mexi- can coin called picayune ...
... five months . One dollar was the first prize , a Mexican coin valued at eighty - seven and a half cents the second , seventy - five cents the third , and so on , down to the smallest prize , a small Mexi- can coin called picayune ...
Page 476
... five cents two bits . The master gave money to all who worked well for the prizes , whether they won them or not . When one person picked six hundred pounds in a day , a five - dollar gold piece was the reward . On most other ...
... five cents two bits . The master gave money to all who worked well for the prizes , whether they won them or not . When one person picked six hundred pounds in a day , a five - dollar gold piece was the reward . On most other ...
Page 951
... five to thirty - five dollars per month . Mr. Scott was then receiving one hundred and twenty - five dollars per month , and I used to wonder what on earth he could do with so much money . I remained for thirteen years in the service of ...
... five to thirty - five dollars per month . Mr. Scott was then receiving one hundred and twenty - five dollars per month , and I used to wonder what on earth he could do with so much money . I remained for thirteen years in the service of ...
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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