Major Writers of America, Volume 1Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 Selections from the writings of fifteen important American authors, including portions of novels, short stories, prose and poems. |
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... PETER STUYVESANT WAS GRIEVOUSLY BELIED BY THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE ; AND HOW HE SENT ANTONY THE TRUMPETER TO TAKE TO THE COUNCIL A PIECE OF HIS MIND THAT THE reader may be aware of the peril at this moment menacing Peter Stuyvesant ...
... PETER STUYVESANT WAS GRIEVOUSLY BELIED BY THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE ; AND HOW HE SENT ANTONY THE TRUMPETER TO TAKE TO THE COUNCIL A PIECE OF HIS MIND THAT THE reader may be aware of the peril at this moment menacing Peter Stuyvesant ...
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... Peter Stuyvesant ; and if my admira- tion of him has on this occasion transported my style beyond the sober gravity which becomes the philosophic recorder of historic events , I must plead as an apology , that , though a little gray ...
... Peter Stuyvesant ; and if my admira- tion of him has on this occasion transported my style beyond the sober gravity which becomes the philosophic recorder of historic events , I must plead as an apology , that , though a little gray ...
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... Peter Stuyvesant get wind of the storm that was brewing in the east , than he set to work to prepare for it . He was not one of those economical rulers , who postpone the expense of fortifying until the enemy is at the door . There is ...
... Peter Stuyvesant get wind of the storm that was brewing in the east , than he set to work to prepare for it . He was not one of those economical rulers , who postpone the expense of fortifying until the enemy is at the door . There is ...
Contents
WILLIAM BRADFORD | 3 |
My Father and Your Father To | 4 |
Introduction | 10 |
Copyright | |
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