Four Centuries of Progress; Or, Panorama of American History from the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time ...: And a Magnificent Description of the Columbian ExpositionInternational Publishing Company, 1893 - 923 pages |
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... vessels and a number of armed boats assembled at the foot of the lake . Gates was informed of Carleton's design , and ordered Arnold , who was possessed of some nautical knowledge , to construct a flotilla and take command of it for the ...
... vessels and a number of armed boats assembled at the foot of the lake . Gates was informed of Carleton's design , and ordered Arnold , who was possessed of some nautical knowledge , to construct a flotilla and take command of it for the ...
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... vessels in the waters of the United states and exercised a powerful in- fluence in the development of the wealth and prosperity of the country . Since the beginning of the century France and England had been at war with each other , and ...
... vessels in the waters of the United states and exercised a powerful in- fluence in the development of the wealth and prosperity of the country . Since the beginning of the century France and England had been at war with each other , and ...
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... vessels of war and mortar - boats was assembled for this purpose , and placed under command of Commodore Farragut , an able and experienced officer . To the fleet was added a force of fifteen thousand troops , under General B. F. Butler ...
... vessels of war and mortar - boats was assembled for this purpose , and placed under command of Commodore Farragut , an able and experienced officer . To the fleet was added a force of fifteen thousand troops , under General B. F. Butler ...
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PAGK | 17 |
Discovery of the Western Continent eries of VerrazzaniCartier Explores the St Law | 43 |
Maritime Enterprise in the Fifteenth CenturyThe BayEvents of the First YearDe Soto Enters | 50 |
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