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 167
... wish we had more Boston young fellows among us , for I think it rather disgraceful for so many of them to be idling at home these stirring times ; and if they don't turn out , they will , when the war is over , appear very con ...
... wish we had more Boston young fellows among us , for I think it rather disgraceful for so many of them to be idling at home these stirring times ; and if they don't turn out , they will , when the war is over , appear very con ...
Page 238
... wish . Our great father , the King , is the head , and you repre- sent him . You always told us that you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now , Father , we see you are drawing back , and we are sorry to see our father ...
... wish . Our great father , the King , is the head , and you repre- sent him . You always told us that you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now , Father , we see you are drawing back , and we are sorry to see our father ...
Page 353
... wish of this traveler will be to know whence came all these people . They are a mixture of English , Scotch , Irish , French , Dutch , Germans , and Swedes . From this promiscuous breed , that race now called Americans have arisen . The ...
... wish of this traveler will be to know whence came all these people . They are a mixture of English , Scotch , Irish , French , Dutch , Germans , and Swedes . From this promiscuous breed , that race now called Americans have arisen . The ...
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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