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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... savage mark of triumph . A little image found among the Kalmucs , * of a Tartarian deity , mounted on a horse , and sitting on a human skin , with scalps pendant from the breast , fully illustrates the customs of the ancient Scythians ...
... savage mark of triumph . A little image found among the Kalmucs , * of a Tartarian deity , mounted on a horse , and sitting on a human skin , with scalps pendant from the breast , fully illustrates the customs of the ancient Scythians ...
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... savage character . Mr. Hendricks was an eye wit- ness to this scene of horror . During the protracted and cruel suffer- ings of these unhappy victims , they tantalized and used the most insulting language to their tormentors ...
... savage character . Mr. Hendricks was an eye wit- ness to this scene of horror . During the protracted and cruel suffer- ings of these unhappy victims , they tantalized and used the most insulting language to their tormentors ...
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... savage life , the law of force has been generally resorted to , and the weaker compelled to give way to the stronger . That a part of our country has been acquired by this law of force , is undeniable . It is , however , matter of ...
... savage life , the law of force has been generally resorted to , and the weaker compelled to give way to the stronger . That a part of our country has been acquired by this law of force , is undeniable . It is , however , matter of ...
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