Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam: In Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America, from the Years 1772 to 1777 ...University of Massachusetts Press, 1972 - 480 pages |
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... appearance , and only once a day ; which negligence , however , I am willing to impute to Monsieur Laurant , the colonel's French valet - de - chambre . In short , the scurvy and other loathsome disorders bagan to make their appearance ...
... appearance , and only once a day ; which negligence , however , I am willing to impute to Monsieur Laurant , the colonel's French valet - de - chambre . In short , the scurvy and other loathsome disorders bagan to make their appearance ...
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... appearance : warriors whose determined and open aspect could not but give me the satisfaction of a soldier in beholding them . They here once more received the thanks of the Governor for their manly be- haviour and faithful conduct ...
... appearance : warriors whose determined and open aspect could not but give me the satisfaction of a soldier in beholding them . They here once more received the thanks of the Governor for their manly be- haviour and faithful conduct ...
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... appearance , with pale green leaves like those of a leek , but longer and denticulated , and which hang down as the crop becomes ready for cutting . The principal business of the slaves during the growth of the canes is pulling up the ...
... appearance , with pale green leaves like those of a leek , but longer and denticulated , and which hang down as the crop becomes ready for cutting . The principal business of the slaves during the growth of the canes is pulling up the ...
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Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition,: Against the Revolted Negroes of ... John Gabriel Stedman No preview available - 2017 |
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