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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... river , and all west of it , although no one knew how much or what was the nature of the territory claimed . Flor- ida was held by the Spaniards . South America had a larger population of European origin than North America . Mexico was ...
... river , and all west of it , although no one knew how much or what was the nature of the territory claimed . Flor- ida was held by the Spaniards . South America had a larger population of European origin than North America . Mexico was ...
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... river and bay . The first steamer to make the trans - Atlantic voyage was in 1819 , and they are now numbered by hundreds . The commerce of the United States stands second among the nations of the world . Our imports in 1870 reached ...
... river and bay . The first steamer to make the trans - Atlantic voyage was in 1819 , and they are now numbered by hundreds . The commerce of the United States stands second among the nations of the world . Our imports in 1870 reached ...
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... River . 1541 De Soto discovered the Mississippi River . 1565 Sept. 18. The Spaniards settled St. Augustine , Florida . 1602 May 24. Bartholomew Gosnold discovered Cape Cod . 1605 The French settled Port Royal , Nova Scotia . OF AMERICAN ...
... River . 1541 De Soto discovered the Mississippi River . 1565 Sept. 18. The Spaniards settled St. Augustine , Florida . 1602 May 24. Bartholomew Gosnold discovered Cape Cod . 1605 The French settled Port Royal , Nova Scotia . OF AMERICAN ...
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... River . 1614 The Dutch settled New York . 1616 Tobacco first cultivated in Virginia . 1620 Aug. Negro slavery commenced in the English Colonies , at Jamestown , Va . Dec. 21. Massachusetts settled at Plymouth . 1622 April 1. First ...
... River . 1614 The Dutch settled New York . 1616 Tobacco first cultivated in Virginia . 1620 Aug. Negro slavery commenced in the English Colonies , at Jamestown , Va . Dec. 21. Massachusetts settled at Plymouth . 1622 April 1. First ...
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... Rivers and their tributaries to the Gulf of Mexico , from their discovery by La Salle and other navigators . The English were victorious . 1755 June . The French expelled from Nova Scotia by Monckton . July 9 . gahela . Braddock ...
... Rivers and their tributaries to the Gulf of Mexico , from their discovery by La Salle and other navigators . The English were victorious . 1755 June . The French expelled from Nova Scotia by Monckton . July 9 . gahela . Braddock ...
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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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