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 331
... turning in , and I heard some brutal laughter from them and such remarks as " Hello , watchman ! an't the new cub turned out yet ? He's delicate , likely . Give him some sugar in a rag and send for the chambermaid to sing rockaby - baby ...
... turning in , and I heard some brutal laughter from them and such remarks as " Hello , watchman ! an't the new cub turned out yet ? He's delicate , likely . Give him some sugar in a rag and send for the chambermaid to sing rockaby - baby ...
Page 460
... turned under by the plow , would have reduced the yield of his next crop . During the years of slavery , the Negroes , walking in the alleys of the previous year's crop , turned the soil with eight - inch hoes , set perfectly straight ...
... turned under by the plow , would have reduced the yield of his next crop . During the years of slavery , the Negroes , walking in the alleys of the previous year's crop , turned the soil with eight - inch hoes , set perfectly straight ...
Page 856
... turned back over the trail , and the utmost efforts of every man in the outfit failed to check them . We threw our ropes in their faces , and when this failed , we resorted to shooting ; but in defiance of the fusillade and the smoke ...
... turned back over the trail , and the utmost efforts of every man in the outfit failed to check them . We threw our ropes in their faces , and when this failed , we resorted to shooting ; but in defiance of the fusillade and the smoke ...
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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