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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... manner led him to Orapaks , where he was after their manner kindly feasted , and well used . At last they brought him to Werowocomoco , where was Pow- hatan , their emperor . Here more than two hundred of those grim courtiers stood ...
... manner led him to Orapaks , where he was after their manner kindly feasted , and well used . At last they brought him to Werowocomoco , where was Pow- hatan , their emperor . Here more than two hundred of those grim courtiers stood ...
Page 193
... manner sometimes accompanying it . But take him tout ensemble , he may with propriety be ranked among the luminaries of the present age . Mr. Gorham is a merchant in Boston , high in reputation , and much in the esteem of his countrymen ...
... manner sometimes accompanying it . But take him tout ensemble , he may with propriety be ranked among the luminaries of the present age . Mr. Gorham is a merchant in Boston , high in reputation , and much in the esteem of his countrymen ...
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... manners were most important . Any breach along these lines was treated with the utmost severity , and the pupil was ... manner , our high spirits finding vent in the schoolyard , where we romped to our hearts ' content but were never ...
... manners were most important . Any breach along these lines was treated with the utmost severity , and the pupil was ... manner , our high spirits finding vent in the schoolyard , where we romped to our hearts ' content but were never ...
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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