The National Hand-book of American Progress: Comprising a Ready Reference Manual of Facts and Figures, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time. Historical, Biographical, Statistical, Documentary, Financial, PoliticalErastus Otis Haven |
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... Colonies of America ... 57 The Constitution of the United States .. 74 Constitutional Amendments , -fifteen . 95 Washington's Inaugural Address . . 102 Washington's Farewell Address . 109 The First Prayer in Congress . 137 Slave ...
... Colonies of America ... 57 The Constitution of the United States .. 74 Constitutional Amendments , -fifteen . 95 Washington's Inaugural Address . . 102 Washington's Farewell Address . 109 The First Prayer in Congress . 137 Slave ...
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... colonies , several having already per- ished , and all of the thirteen having been more than once on the verge of extinction . All New Eng- land , embracing the four colonies , Massachusetts , New AMERICAN PROGRESS . 13.
... colonies , several having already per- ished , and all of the thirteen having been more than once on the verge of extinction . All New Eng- land , embracing the four colonies , Massachusetts , New AMERICAN PROGRESS . 13.
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... colonies were gathered into a few villages , or scat- tered in rural settlements along the ocean shore , widely separated . The colonies Condition of the pioneer Americans . were not even connected by passable roads . Glance at them ...
... colonies were gathered into a few villages , or scat- tered in rural settlements along the ocean shore , widely separated . The colonies Condition of the pioneer Americans . were not even connected by passable roads . Glance at them ...
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... colonies where a girl can receive a good English education . There is not a machine factory in America superior to a country blacksmith's shop . Foreign commerce is almost unknown . Coasting commerce is trivial . There are no woollen ...
... colonies where a girl can receive a good English education . There is not a machine factory in America superior to a country blacksmith's shop . Foreign commerce is almost unknown . Coasting commerce is trivial . There are no woollen ...
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... colonies were then a babe . Born in the wilderness , to be strengthened by toil , if by a favoring Providence it survives the dan- gers of infancy . These Americans were then an an- omaly in the world . In all history there had never ...
... colonies were then a babe . Born in the wilderness , to be strengthened by toil , if by a favoring Providence it survives the dan- gers of infancy . These Americans were then an an- omaly in the world . In all history there had never ...
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NATL HAND-BK OF AMER PROGRESS E. O. (Erastus Otis) 1820-1881 Haven,Joseph 1823 Sanderson,T. E. (Thomas Edgar) Willson No preview available - 2016 |
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