A History of the Valley of VirginiaHeritage Books, 2009 - 416 страници If you'd like to know more about the history of Native Americans and early American settlers, this book is for you. Written not long after the Revolutionary War, the author was himself a young eyewitness to the life and times described, and the weight of |
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... appears now to be the settled opinion that Ameria first received its inhabitants from Asia . Mr. Snowden , in his History of America , advances many able and ingenious arguments in support of this opinion . After citing many great ...
... appears now to be the settled opinion that Ameria first received its inhabitants from Asia . Mr. Snowden , in his History of America , advances many able and ingenious arguments in support of this opinion . After citing many great ...
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... appears why the Asiatic north might not be an officina vivorum as well as the European . The overteeming country to the east of the Riphean mountains , must have found it necessary to dis- charge the inhabitants : the first great ...
... appears why the Asiatic north might not be an officina vivorum as well as the European . The overteeming country to the east of the Riphean mountains , must have found it necessary to dis- charge the inhabitants : the first great ...
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... appears that at a very early period of the colony , they were desirous of cultivating a friendly understanding with the natives of the country . Unfortunately , however , for our ancestors , and for the Indians themselves , this ...
... appears that at a very early period of the colony , they were desirous of cultivating a friendly understanding with the natives of the country . Unfortunately , however , for our ancestors , and for the Indians themselves , this ...
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... appears the foregoing instructions were drawn up by the council , and intended as the general principles for the government of the colony . The recommendation " not to injure the natives and forget old quarrels now buried , " goes far ...
... appears the foregoing instructions were drawn up by the council , and intended as the general principles for the government of the colony . The recommendation " not to injure the natives and forget old quarrels now buried , " goes far ...
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... appears from our early historians , that ne- groes were first introduced into our State from " a Dutch ship in the year 1620. ” O woful day for our country ! To use the language of Mr. Snowden , this was " an evil hour " for our country ...
... appears from our early historians , that ne- groes were first introduced into our State from " a Dutch ship in the year 1620. ” O woful day for our country ! To use the language of Mr. Snowden , this was " an evil hour " for our country ...
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