Illustrated School History of the United States and the Adjacent Parts of America: From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time ... |
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... tribes differing in many respects from the na- tions of the old world . Their manners , customs , languages , and personal appearance , all proclaimed them a distinct race . From their color , they were by some styled RED MEN ; while ...
... tribes differing in many respects from the na- tions of the old world . Their manners , customs , languages , and personal appearance , all proclaimed them a distinct race . From their color , they were by some styled RED MEN ; while ...
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... tribes " of Israel , who were conquered by Shalmaneser [ shal - ma - ne ' - zer ] , king of Assyria , about 700 B. C. Many of the vanquished were carried into captivity , and uniting with their conquerors lost all separate existence as ...
... tribes " of Israel , who were conquered by Shalmaneser [ shal - ma - ne ' - zer ] , king of Assyria , about 700 B. C. Many of the vanquished were carried into captivity , and uniting with their conquerors lost all separate existence as ...
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... tribes are thought by some to have carried out their design by crossing into America , and there to have become the progenitors of the Indian race . History tells us that they advanced as far as Media . Be- yond this , we know nothing ...
... tribes are thought by some to have carried out their design by crossing into America , and there to have become the progenitors of the Indian race . History tells us that they advanced as far as Media . Be- yond this , we know nothing ...
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... tribes , it is highly probable that the passage was made a number of times at different eras . Curious aboriginal remains are still to be seen in various parts of our country , which show that the first settlers arrived there at a very ...
... tribes , it is highly probable that the passage was made a number of times at different eras . Curious aboriginal remains are still to be seen in various parts of our country , which show that the first settlers arrived there at a very ...
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... tribes that occupied America on the first arrival of Europeans closely resembled each other in customs , complexion , and general appearance . There were minor points of difference , but these were hardly sufficient for grouping them ...
... tribes that occupied America on the first arrival of Europeans closely resembled each other in customs , complexion , and general appearance . There were minor points of difference , but these were hardly sufficient for grouping them ...
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