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The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, 1–2. köide

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Richard Snowden

Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819

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Contents

Introduction to the discovery of America	7

Columbus sails from Palos	18

Columbus returns to Spain	30

Returns to Spain with great treasures	41

Columbus sent to Spain in irons	48

Death of Columbus	63

Cortes accompanies Velasques to Cuba	74

Character of Montezuma	85

State of the British colonies in 1763 26	27

The stamp act passed 29	29

Tea destroyed by the Bostonians 36	36

Colonists prepare for war 43	43

George Washington appointed commander in chief 53	53

Norfolk in Virginia burnt by the British	59

British armament sent against Charleston 684	71

General Washington takes the Hessians prisoners at Trenton 77	77

Montezuma meets Cortes with great pomp	94

Cortes gets entire possession of Mexico	121

Account of Pizarro	129

Conquest of Peru	140

OF THE SECOND VOLUME	7

The British evacuate Philadelphia 91	91

Fairfield Norwalk and Greenfield burnt by the British 98	98

Arnold attempts to deliver West Point to the British 105	105

Engagement between the British and French fleets in the Chesa	114

His death 132	132

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Pealkiri	The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, 1–2. köide The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Richard Snowden
Autor	Richard Snowden
Publisher	Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819
Original from	Ohio State University
Digitized	7 aug. 2014

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