The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... miles . His plan was this : he would start from Europe ; head his ship westward toward Japan , and follow the curve of the globe until it brought him to what he sought . To his mind it seemed as sure and simple as for a fly to walk ...
... miles . His plan was this : he would start from Europe ; head his ship westward toward Japan , and follow the curve of the globe until it brought him to what he sought . To his mind it seemed as sure and simple as for a fly to walk ...
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... Balboa crossed the isthmus ( then called the Isthmus of Darien ) , about 150 miles southeast of Aspinwall , from a point opposite the Bay of San Miguel to that bay ( Lat . 8 ° 50 ' ) . which the natives told him could be seen toward the.
... Balboa crossed the isthmus ( then called the Isthmus of Darien ) , about 150 miles southeast of Aspinwall , from a point opposite the Bay of San Miguel to that bay ( Lat . 8 ° 50 ' ) . which the natives told him could be seen toward the.
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... miles a day . At last , after terrible hardships , Balboa reached the summit of the ridge . Looking down , he beheld that magnificent expanse of water which Magellan , seven years later , sailed across on his way round the world.1 Such ...
... miles a day . At last , after terrible hardships , Balboa reached the summit of the ridge . Looking down , he beheld that magnificent expanse of water which Magellan , seven years later , sailed across on his way round the world.1 Such ...
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... miles southward along the coast , and then , turning north , sailed to what is now New York Bay , afterward cruising along the coast of New England . 2 Cartier ( Kar - te - ay ' , French pronunciation ) : he made his first expedition in ...
... miles southward along the coast , and then , turning north , sailed to what is now New York Bay , afterward cruising along the coast of New England . 2 Cartier ( Kar - te - ay ' , French pronunciation ) : he made his first expedition in ...
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... miles through the heart of the continent , and , with its tributaries , has a total navigable length of over fifteen thousand miles . The river at that point is so wide that a person standing on the bank can just see a man standing on ...
... miles through the heart of the continent , and , with its tributaries , has a total navigable length of over fifteen thousand miles . The river at that point is so wide that a person standing on the bank can just see a man standing on ...
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| Pealkiri | The Leading Facts of American History Leading facts of history series, David Henry Montgomery |
| Autor | David Henry Montgomery |
| Publisher | Ginn, 1891 |
| Original from | California Ülikool |
| Digitized | 16 nov. 2007 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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