Studies in American HistoryD.C. Heath & Company, 1891 - 431 pages |
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... Gold in California 20. List of leading events from 1783-1850 GROUP VI . CIVIL CONFLICT . ― 1. The Fugitive Slave Law in the Senate ; Clay , Calhoun , Webster , Seward 267 272 276 281 291 2. The Fugitive Slave Law in execution ...
... Gold in California 20. List of leading events from 1783-1850 GROUP VI . CIVIL CONFLICT . ― 1. The Fugitive Slave Law in the Senate ; Clay , Calhoun , Webster , Seward 267 272 276 281 291 2. The Fugitive Slave Law in execution ...
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... gold there . . . . And certain wild trees there bear wool ... that in beauty and quality excels that of sheep ; and the Indians make their clothing from these trees . Again , Arabia is the farthest of inhabited countries towards the ...
... gold there . . . . And certain wild trees there bear wool ... that in beauty and quality excels that of sheep ; and the Indians make their clothing from these trees . Again , Arabia is the farthest of inhabited countries towards the ...
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... gold dug from the depths of the earth , put- ting those that touch it in danger of their lives . So fat and fertile is the soil in places , that honey droppeth from the leaves and the trees bear wool . . . . Near Tamos [ in India ] , is ...
... gold dug from the depths of the earth , put- ting those that touch it in danger of their lives . So fat and fertile is the soil in places , that honey droppeth from the leaves and the trees bear wool . . . . Near Tamos [ in India ] , is ...
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... gold and silver . They are also adorned with represen- tations of dragons , beasts and birds , knights and idols .... And on the ceiling too you see noth- ing but gold and silver and paint- ing . The Hall of the Palace is so large that ...
... gold and silver . They are also adorned with represen- tations of dragons , beasts and birds , knights and idols .... And on the ceiling too you see noth- ing but gold and silver and paint- ing . The Hall of the Palace is so large that ...
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... gold Moreover , all the pavement of the Palace , and the floors of its chambers , are entirely of gold , in plates like slabs of stone , a good two fingers thick ; and the windows also are of gold , so that . . . the richness of this ...
... gold Moreover , all the pavement of the Palace , and the floors of its chambers , are entirely of gold , in plates like slabs of stone , a good two fingers thick ; and the windows also are of gold , so that . . . the richness of this ...
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