Personal Recollections of Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil WarWerner Company, 1897 - 591 pages |
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... believed themselves to be contending for a principle -- the great ques- tion of the moral right or wrong of human slavery . During these long years of fierce and incessant strife , through the storm there stood at the helm of the ship ...
... believed themselves to be contending for a principle -- the great ques- tion of the moral right or wrong of human slavery . During these long years of fierce and incessant strife , through the storm there stood at the helm of the ship ...
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... believed were destined to become " the road to India . " His ability and influence did much to attract attention to the importance of establishing at least one great avenue of commerce and communication between the East and the West ...
... believed were destined to become " the road to India . " His ability and influence did much to attract attention to the importance of establishing at least one great avenue of commerce and communication between the East and the West ...
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... believed that there was at least one paleolithic race in America before the advent of the race found here by Columbus . They were alike busy in their time in making the only tools known to human hands during ( 65 ) the long ages of ...
... believed that there was at least one paleolithic race in America before the advent of the race found here by Columbus . They were alike busy in their time in making the only tools known to human hands during ( 65 ) the long ages of ...
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... believed that it was " before the dawn of the present creation . " Yet there are some evidences that would indicate that the prehistoric American was living then . If , in this country , the paleolithic age suc- ceeded the glacial epoch ...
... believed that it was " before the dawn of the present creation . " Yet there are some evidences that would indicate that the prehistoric American was living then . If , in this country , the paleolithic age suc- ceeded the glacial epoch ...
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... believed to be merely the record of a battle be- tween two Indian tribes . A relic was found near Wheeling , West Vir- ginia , in 1838 , which is believed to be of a comparatively early period , namely 1328. It appears to corroborate ...
... believed to be merely the record of a battle be- tween two Indian tribes . A relic was found near Wheeling , West Vir- ginia , in 1838 , which is believed to be of a comparatively early period , namely 1328. It appears to corroborate ...
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