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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... things an- swered and alleged on both sides , it was fully concluded by the major part to put this design in execution and to prosecute it by the best means they could . OF THEIR DEPARTURE FROM LEYDEN , WITH THEIR ARRIVAL AT SOUTHAMPTON ...
... things an- swered and alleged on both sides , it was fully concluded by the major part to put this design in execution and to prosecute it by the best means they could . OF THEIR DEPARTURE FROM LEYDEN , WITH THEIR ARRIVAL AT SOUTHAMPTON ...
Page 267
... things , the wonder is that so few outrages and murders occur . The gentlemen of the towns , even here , [ Louisiana ] speak often with a certain contempt and horror of the backwoodsmen . It is true there are worthless people here ; it ...
... things , the wonder is that so few outrages and murders occur . The gentlemen of the towns , even here , [ Louisiana ] speak often with a certain contempt and horror of the backwoodsmen . It is true there are worthless people here ; it ...
Page 283
... things were good . We had all the things that were really necessary for our comfort in those days , and we had quite as much leisure as people have now . Always , too , we had time to attend church and Sunday school . HARRIET CONNOR ...
... things were good . We had all the things that were really necessary for our comfort in those days , and we had quite as much leisure as people have now . Always , too , we had time to attend church and Sunday school . HARRIET CONNOR ...
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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