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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... taken place in various parts of our globe , Mr. Snowden states : " In the strait which separates America from Asia , many islands are found , which are supposed to be the mountainous parts of land , formerly swallowed up by earthquakes ...
... taken place in various parts of our globe , Mr. Snowden states : " In the strait which separates America from Asia , many islands are found , which are supposed to be the mountainous parts of land , formerly swallowed up by earthquakes ...
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... taken from the customs or dresses , com- mon to the inhabitants of both worlds . Some have been long extinct in the old , others remain in full force in both . " The custom of scalping was a barbarism in use among the Scythians , who ...
... taken from the customs or dresses , com- mon to the inhabitants of both worlds . Some have been long extinct in the old , others remain in full force in both . " The custom of scalping was a barbarism in use among the Scythians , who ...
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... taken that there be no engrossing commodity , or forestalling of the market : " All servants to fare alike in the colony , and their punishment for any offences is to serve the colony , in public works : " To see that the Earl of ...
... taken that there be no engrossing commodity , or forestalling of the market : " All servants to fare alike in the colony , and their punishment for any offences is to serve the colony , in public works : " To see that the Earl of ...
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... taken verbatim from a copy in the library now belonging to Congress , but formerly the property of Mr. Jefferson . Who the author is we can not discover . He was certainly a man of much cleverness , and wrote well . But our readers will ...
... taken verbatim from a copy in the library now belonging to Congress , but formerly the property of Mr. Jefferson . Who the author is we can not discover . He was certainly a man of much cleverness , and wrote well . But our readers will ...
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... taken , is given by Mr. Jefferson , in his own words : " The original manuscript , of which the following is a copy , was communicated to me by Mr. King , our late minister plenipotentiary at the court of London , in a letter of Dec. 20 ...
... taken , is given by Mr. Jefferson , in his own words : " The original manuscript , of which the following is a copy , was communicated to me by Mr. King , our late minister plenipotentiary at the court of London , in a letter of Dec. 20 ...
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