A Centennial Edition of the History of the United States: From the Discovery of America, to the End of the First One Hundred Years of American Independence. With a Full Account of the Approaching Centennial Celebration |
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... arrived . He had been devoutly praying , in silence , to the Great Spirit , for guidance . Then , with his darling daughter , a virgin of twelve years , he entered his white canoe , and , to the great joy of the people , he appeared on ...
... arrived . He had been devoutly praying , in silence , to the Great Spirit , for guidance . Then , with his darling daughter , a virgin of twelve years , he entered his white canoe , and , to the great joy of the people , he appeared on ...
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... arrived at the gate of the monastery of Rabida , near the little port from whence he afterward sailed , and begged food and shelter for himself and child . The good Father Marchena received him kindly , entered warmly into his plans ...
... arrived at the gate of the monastery of Rabida , near the little port from whence he afterward sailed , and begged food and shelter for himself and child . The good Father Marchena received him kindly , entered warmly into his plans ...
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... arrived in March , 1493. He was received with great honors , but considerations of State policy induced the Spanish government to conceal the importance of his dis- covery from other nations . This policy , and the jealousy which the ...
... arrived in March , 1493. He was received with great honors , but considerations of State policy induced the Spanish government to conceal the importance of his dis- covery from other nations . This policy , and the jealousy which the ...
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... arrived at Newfoundland , with two hun- dred persons . Robertval passed up the St. Lawrence , built two more forts near Quebec , endured a winter of great distress , and , abandoning the idea of settlement , returned to France in the ...
... arrived at Newfoundland , with two hun- dred persons . Robertval passed up the St. Lawrence , built two more forts near Quebec , endured a winter of great distress , and , abandoning the idea of settlement , returned to France in the ...
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... arrived in July , 1564 , pitched their tents on the banks of the St. John's River ( River of May ) , and built another Fort Carolina . But there were ele- ments of dissolution among these immigrants . Many were idle , vicious , and ...
... arrived in July , 1564 , pitched their tents on the banks of the St. John's River ( River of May ) , and built another Fort Carolina . But there were ele- ments of dissolution among these immigrants . Many were idle , vicious , and ...
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