Living Letters from American History1942 |
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Page 76
... Bon homme Richard , we answered him by firing a whole broadside . The battle , being thus begun , was continued with unremitting fury . Every method was practised on both sides to gain an ad- vantage , and rake each other ; and I must ...
... Bon homme Richard , we answered him by firing a whole broadside . The battle , being thus begun , was continued with unremitting fury . Every method was practised on both sides to gain an ad- vantage , and rake each other ; and I must ...
Page 77
... Bon homme Richard . At last , at half - past 9 o'clock , the Alliance appeared , and I now thought the battle at an end ; but , to my utter astonishment , he discharged a broadside full into the stern of the Bon homme Richard . We ...
... Bon homme Richard . At last , at half - past 9 o'clock , the Alliance appeared , and I now thought the battle at an end ; but , to my utter astonishment , he discharged a broadside full into the stern of the Bon homme Richard . We ...
Page 78
... Bon homme Richard , there being the most essential difference in their appearance and construction ; besides , it was then full moonlight , and the sides of the Bon homme Richard were all black , while the sides of the prizes were ...
... Bon homme Richard , there being the most essential difference in their appearance and construction ; besides , it was then full moonlight , and the sides of the Bon homme Richard were all black , while the sides of the prizes were ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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