The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1895 - 365 pages |
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... , in their distant expeditions , took ravens with them ; when doubtful which way to steer for land they let the birds loose and followed their flight . THE DISCOVERY AND NAMING OF AMERICA . 3 make long 2 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
... , in their distant expeditions , took ravens with them ; when doubtful which way to steer for land they let the birds loose and followed their flight . THE DISCOVERY AND NAMING OF AMERICA . 3 make long 2 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
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... followed after those who were . In that case he has received by chance fame which he not only did not fairly earn , but which it may be he did not either seek or desire . — 16. How America finally came to be considered a New and ...
... followed after those who were . In that case he has received by chance fame which he not only did not fairly earn , but which it may be he did not either seek or desire . — 16. How America finally came to be considered a New and ...
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... followed by a persistent attempt on the part of Captain John Davis to push his way through the same He , like Frobisher , left his name on the map of that deso- late region , but that was all.1 seas . 27. Sir Humphrey Gilbert's ...
... followed by a persistent attempt on the part of Captain John Davis to push his way through the same He , like Frobisher , left his name on the map of that deso- late region , but that was all.1 seas . 27. Sir Humphrey Gilbert's ...
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... followed him into exile he set- tled the town of Exeter , New Hampshire . 2 94. Settlement of Londonderry ; Union with Massachusetts . * Many years later ( 1719 ) several hundred thrifty Scotch - Irish emigrants settled London- derry ...
... followed him into exile he set- tled the town of Exeter , New Hampshire . 2 94. Settlement of Londonderry ; Union with Massachusetts . * Many years later ( 1719 ) several hundred thrifty Scotch - Irish emigrants settled London- derry ...
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... followed . NEW YORK MA Springfield Hadley S Hartford Watertown Cambridge H Brookfield S Windsor Providence RHO BOSTON Roxbury Charlestown chester Mt.Hope Dorc Portsmouth Cod 99. The New Haven Colony ; Scripture Laws . - There were now ...
... followed . NEW YORK MA Springfield Hadley S Hartford Watertown Cambridge H Brookfield S Windsor Providence RHO BOSTON Roxbury Charlestown chester Mt.Hope Dorc Portsmouth Cod 99. The New Haven Colony ; Scripture Laws . - There were now ...
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