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 164
... miles and encamped . - November 2. This day we proceeded on our way through much fatigue , sixteen miles . It is an astonishing thing to see every man without any sustenance but cold water this , you must think , is weakening rather ...
... miles and encamped . - November 2. This day we proceeded on our way through much fatigue , sixteen miles . It is an astonishing thing to see every man without any sustenance but cold water this , you must think , is weakening rather ...
Page 547
... miles , changing horses at relay stations scattered 10 or 15 miles apart . IN NA little while all interest was taken up in stretching our necks and watching for the " pony rider " - the fleet messenger who sped across the continent from ...
... miles , changing horses at relay stations scattered 10 or 15 miles apart . IN NA little while all interest was taken up in stretching our necks and watching for the " pony rider " - the fleet messenger who sped across the continent from ...
Page 834
... miles ahead of the track , and it was seldom that the track waited for a bridge . To supply one mile of track with material and supplies required about forty cars , as on the plains everything - rails , ties , bridging , fastenings ...
... miles ahead of the track , and it was seldom that the track waited for a bridge . To supply one mile of track with material and supplies required about forty cars , as on the plains everything - rails , ties , bridging , fastenings ...
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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