The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... taken leave of the world " ; others , unable to restrain their grief , broke out into loud and bitter lamentations . But Columbus himself had no such fears . He did not feel that he was making a leap in the dark . He had carefully ...
... taken leave of the world " ; others , unable to restrain their grief , broke out into loud and bitter lamentations . But Columbus himself had no such fears . He did not feel that he was making a leap in the dark . He had carefully ...
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... taken away and sold . Hitherto I have wept over others ; may Heaven now have mercy upon me , and may the earth weep for me ! " - Letter of Columbus , 1503 . 2 See quotation from the letter of Columbus at the beginning of this section ...
... taken away and sold . Hitherto I have wept over others ; may Heaven now have mercy upon me , and may the earth weep for me ! " - Letter of Columbus , 1503 . 2 See quotation from the letter of Columbus at the beginning of this section ...
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... taken pos- session of it for England ; finally , a third , coming after both the others , gave to it , perhaps without his own knowledge even , the title it now possesses in every atlas and history . No man that ever lived before or ...
... taken pos- session of it for England ; finally , a third , coming after both the others , gave to it , perhaps without his own knowledge even , the title it now possesses in every atlas and history . No man that ever lived before or ...
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... taken , in order that the men might be sure of an ample supply of fresh meat . 1 De Soto ( Da Sō'tō ) . DE SOTO'S EXPEDITION . 29 The expedition landed at Tampa. De Soto's Expedition 1539-1542 . Treaty - Belt made of Wampum . 28 LEADING ...
... taken , in order that the men might be sure of an ample supply of fresh meat . 1 De Soto ( Da Sō'tō ) . DE SOTO'S EXPEDITION . 29 The expedition landed at Tampa. De Soto's Expedition 1539-1542 . Treaty - Belt made of Wampum . 28 LEADING ...
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... taken to England . Without that chance help they would probably have perished . The next year ( 1564 ) a second expedition was sent out under the leadership of Laudonnière.1 This time the French landed at the St. John's River in Florida ...
... taken to England . Without that chance help they would probably have perished . The next year ( 1564 ) a second expedition was sent out under the leadership of Laudonnière.1 This time the French landed at the St. John's River in Florida ...
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