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Page 7
... heavy responsibility , but solely because , as a high - minded and patriotic man , he did not believe in meeting the situation in that way . He was , moreover , entirely devoid of personal ambition , and had no vulgar longing for ...
... heavy responsibility , but solely because , as a high - minded and patriotic man , he did not believe in meeting the situation in that way . He was , moreover , entirely devoid of personal ambition , and had no vulgar longing for ...
Page 12
... much in his success Commanded his army , and when the and endurance when he heavy anxieties of general and president weighed upon his mind and heart . He was an educated , but not a learned man 12 FROM AMERICAN HISTORY HERO TALES.
... much in his success Commanded his army , and when the and endurance when he heavy anxieties of general and president weighed upon his mind and heart . He was an educated , but not a learned man 12 FROM AMERICAN HISTORY HERO TALES.
Page 46
... heavy odds , for in all his divisions he some six thousand men , and even these single hope was that by his were scattered . Thes he could snatch victory from a situation where victory seemed impossible . With British . had only It was ...
... heavy odds , for in all his divisions he some six thousand men , and even these single hope was that by his were scattered . Thes he could snatch victory from a situation where victory seemed impossible . With British . had only It was ...
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... All the dim forest trails and ds of the rushing rivers . er 16 , they rode , until in heavy shower cleared ht of King's Mountain . CHARGE OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIERSMEN . The little armies were. TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTOR.
... All the dim forest trails and ds of the rushing rivers . er 16 , they rode , until in heavy shower cleared ht of King's Mountain . CHARGE OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIERSMEN . The little armies were. TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTOR.
Page 84
... time weapons , self led the right column , ts spear in hand . ight when the Americans the causeways toward the near the walls they were ish opened a heavy fire of THE STORMING OF STONY POINT . 87 Ilinians , who TALES FROM AMERICAN HIST.
... time weapons , self led the right column , ts spear in hand . ight when the Americans the causeways toward the near the walls they were ish opened a heavy fire of THE STORMING OF STONY POINT . 87 Ilinians , who TALES FROM AMERICAN HIST.
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