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 74
... stand after they come in a great while speechless , and sometimes don't say a word till they are asked what they want , which I impute to the awe they stand in of the merchants , who they are constantly almost in- debted to , and must ...
... stand after they come in a great while speechless , and sometimes don't say a word till they are asked what they want , which I impute to the awe they stand in of the merchants , who they are constantly almost in- debted to , and must ...
Page 321
... standing , some sitting . The Cap , aloft on the poop , surveys the watery field and directs the course with a long ... stand by to pay it out . A boy rows in the dory astern . The schools are exceeding shy . The trick is to anticipate ...
... standing , some sitting . The Cap , aloft on the poop , surveys the watery field and directs the course with a long ... stand by to pay it out . A boy rows in the dory astern . The schools are exceeding shy . The trick is to anticipate ...
Page 366
... stand , and every time Sir Henry was on the lead . The spirits of the Southerners seemed to leap up beyond control , while the depression of the more phlegmatic North set in like a physical chill . Directly before me sat John Randolph ...
... stand , and every time Sir Henry was on the lead . The spirits of the Southerners seemed to leap up beyond control , while the depression of the more phlegmatic North set in like a physical chill . Directly before me sat John Randolph ...
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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