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Page 62
... light of an aurora borealis . The low arch from whence sprung the moving rays , which at times reached as high as the zenith , threw a strange , pale and troubled light upon the little hills covered with dwarf cedars , and upon the ...
... light of an aurora borealis . The low arch from whence sprung the moving rays , which at times reached as high as the zenith , threw a strange , pale and troubled light upon the little hills covered with dwarf cedars , and upon the ...
Page 98
... Light clouds , like unshaken fringes hung on the edges of the horizon , seem to float in purple , fire , or blood ; the furrows , the rough fields , and the newly cleared up plain are transformed , and seem like a pink or violet lake ...
... Light clouds , like unshaken fringes hung on the edges of the horizon , seem to float in purple , fire , or blood ; the furrows , the rough fields , and the newly cleared up plain are transformed , and seem like a pink or violet lake ...
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... light . Admiral Porter's fleet had gone to sea a few days before , to return before Wilmington ; there was nothing left but tran- sports , barques , and light vessels . On reaching the quay we get the news that the second attack on ...
... light . Admiral Porter's fleet had gone to sea a few days before , to return before Wilmington ; there was nothing left but tran- sports , barques , and light vessels . On reaching the quay we get the news that the second attack on ...
Contents
THE DUEL BETWEEN THE PARTIES | iv |
FROM BOSTON TO NIAGARA | v |
DETROIT AND CHICAGO | vi |
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References to this book
Civil War Firsts: The Legacies of America's Bloodiest Conflict Gerald S. Henig,Eric Niderost No preview available - 2001 |