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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... force and distinctness to our recol- lection of his character ; the picture of a battle , although it is necessarily incomplete and imperfect , takes a stronger hold of the imagination than any effort of descriptive power ; and even the ...
... force and distinctness to our recol- lection of his character ; the picture of a battle , although it is necessarily incomplete and imperfect , takes a stronger hold of the imagination than any effort of descriptive power ; and even the ...
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... force to the reasonings which Columbus founded on his thorough knowledge of the existing cosmographical science of his time ; and he was finally led to attempt the discovery . Not having the means of fitting out a suitable expedition at ...
... force to the reasonings which Columbus founded on his thorough knowledge of the existing cosmographical science of his time ; and he was finally led to attempt the discovery . Not having the means of fitting out a suitable expedition at ...
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... force of four hundred men and forty - five horses , he set sail from St. Lucar , in June , 1527. While waiting to take in supplies at Cuba , Narvaez and his compan- ions suffered severely from a hurricane , which injured the fleet so ...
... force of four hundred men and forty - five horses , he set sail from St. Lucar , in June , 1527. While waiting to take in supplies at Cuba , Narvaez and his compan- ions suffered severely from a hurricane , which injured the fleet so ...
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... force of two thousand six hundred men , to extirpate them . The expedition sailed from Cadiz , June 29th , 1565. On the 9th of August , he arrived at Porto Rico , with five ships , the others having been dispersed in a tempest ; and he ...
... force of two thousand six hundred men , to extirpate them . The expedition sailed from Cadiz , June 29th , 1565. On the 9th of August , he arrived at Porto Rico , with five ships , the others having been dispersed in a tempest ; and he ...
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... force was but forty men , and he was encum- bered with two hundred women , children , and invalids . Unable to defend his post , he effected his retreat through a breach , attended by a single soldier , and gained the woods , where some ...
... force was but forty men , and he was encum- bered with two hundred women , children , and invalids . Unable to defend his post , he effected his retreat through a breach , attended by a single soldier , and gained the woods , where some ...
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