The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time, Volumes 1-2B. Walker, 1844 - United States |
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... attempt the discovery . Not having the means of fitting out a suitable expedition at his own expense , he obtained ... attempted , by sailing.
... attempt the discovery . Not having the means of fitting out a suitable expedition at his own expense , he obtained ... attempted , by sailing.
Page 32
... attempted , by sailing directly to the west , across the Atlantic . The king directed his councillors and men of ... attempt to defraud him of his enter- prise , Columbus determined to abandon a country where he had met with such ...
... attempted , by sailing directly to the west , across the Atlantic . The king directed his councillors and men of ... attempt to defraud him of his enter- prise , Columbus determined to abandon a country where he had met with such ...
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... natives , who , at their first landing , had fled to the woods , finding that there was no attempt to pursue or molest 40 DISCOVERY OF CUBA . them , gradually recovered from. The Landing of Columbus . Cartier takes possession of New France ...
... natives , who , at their first landing , had fled to the woods , finding that there was no attempt to pursue or molest 40 DISCOVERY OF CUBA . them , gradually recovered from. The Landing of Columbus . Cartier takes possession of New France ...
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... attempt could be made with any degree of plausibility , the reality of his disco- very was denied . When that attempt was baffled by the innumerable proofs which poured in , ( to the astonishment and admiration of Spain and all Europe ...
... attempt could be made with any degree of plausibility , the reality of his disco- very was denied . When that attempt was baffled by the innumerable proofs which poured in , ( to the astonishment and admiration of Spain and all Europe ...
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... attempts to blight a peerless repu- tation , have for ages been buried in the forgotten tombs of their forgotten authors . " The chains , imposed on Columbus by Bobadilla , and indignantly worn by him for a whole voyage , were a type ...
... attempts to blight a peerless repu- tation , have for ages been buried in the forgotten tombs of their forgotten authors . " The chains , imposed on Columbus by Bobadilla , and indignantly worn by him for a whole voyage , were a type ...
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