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 57
... followed him to their main body . In this hubbub a servant of mine got so nigh as to hear the Governor's words , and also followed Mr. Bacon and heard what he said , who came and told me that when the Governor opened his breast , he ...
... followed him to their main body . In this hubbub a servant of mine got so nigh as to hear the Governor's words , and also followed Mr. Bacon and heard what he said , who came and told me that when the Governor opened his breast , he ...
Page 597
... followed by three cheers . March 4.- Shells have been falling into the fort like hail dur- ing the day , but without effect . About dusk in the evening , we ob- served a man running toward the fort , pursued by about half a dozen ...
... followed by three cheers . March 4.- Shells have been falling into the fort like hail dur- ing the day , but without effect . About dusk in the evening , we ob- served a man running toward the fort , pursued by about half a dozen ...
Page 888
... followed by police mounted and on foot with drawn night sticks . Without a word of warning they swept down the defenseless workers , striking down the standard bearer and using their clubs right and left indiscriminately on the heads of ...
... followed by police mounted and on foot with drawn night sticks . Without a word of warning they swept down the defenseless workers , striking down the standard bearer and using their clubs right and left indiscriminately on the heads 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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