Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... American exploring expedition under Captain Wilkes ( the same who afterwards unlawfully captured the British mail - steamer Trent ) soon afterwards reported this bay to be " one of the finest , if not the very best harbour in the world ...
... American exploring expedition under Captain Wilkes ( the same who afterwards unlawfully captured the British mail - steamer Trent ) soon afterwards reported this bay to be " one of the finest , if not the very best harbour in the world ...
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... American supervision , built highways and railways , dug irrigation canals , planted fields and vineyards , and developed mines . During the last five years the tide of immigration has well - nigh ceased , and many of these labourers ...
... American supervision , built highways and railways , dug irrigation canals , planted fields and vineyards , and developed mines . During the last five years the tide of immigration has well - nigh ceased , and many of these labourers ...
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... American city to the social conservatism and dignity of an English community , and presents a strange and ... American continent . The natural route between Lake Ontario and the upper and greater lakes lies through Lake Erie , but the ...
... American city to the social conservatism and dignity of an English community , and presents a strange and ... American continent . The natural route between Lake Ontario and the upper and greater lakes lies through Lake Erie , but the ...
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CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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