Travels in the United States,etc: During 1849 and 1850Harper & brothers, 1851 - 463 páginas |
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... called Fort Orange , and in 1686 it was chartered as a city . Next to James- town in Virginia , it was the earliest European settlement within the thirteen original States ; it has not , however , at all an ancient air , at least as far ...
... called Fort Orange , and in 1686 it was chartered as a city . Next to James- town in Virginia , it was the earliest European settlement within the thirteen original States ; it has not , however , at all an ancient air , at least as far ...
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... called " The Maid of the Mist , " going almost close to the foot of the Falls . The River Ni- agara forms the outlet of the waters of Lake Erie , and of all the great Upper Lakes , which , together with Erie and Ontario , are estimated ...
... called " The Maid of the Mist , " going almost close to the foot of the Falls . The River Ni- agara forms the outlet of the waters of Lake Erie , and of all the great Upper Lakes , which , together with Erie and Ontario , are estimated ...
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... called by them by an Indian name , which I will not attempt to spell . He told me a remarkable instance of the accurate memory of the North American Indians . It seems that , having been away , and not having seen any of the tribe for a ...
... called by them by an Indian name , which I will not attempt to spell . He told me a remarkable instance of the accurate memory of the North American Indians . It seems that , having been away , and not having seen any of the tribe for a ...
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... called to his serv- ant to bring him some warm water for shaving purposes . The servant did not answer ; and after repeatedly calling in vain , Colonel Talbot ascertained at length that the man had marched off , having , I believe ...
... called to his serv- ant to bring him some warm water for shaving purposes . The servant did not answer ; and after repeatedly calling in vain , Colonel Talbot ascertained at length that the man had marched off , having , I believe ...
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... called the " Alida ; " the day was almost insufferably hot , and the quan- tity of ice - water consumed by the passengers was truly prodigious . We took up some very military - looking students at West Point , from " the United States ...
... called the " Alida ; " the day was almost insufferably hot , and the quan- tity of ice - water consumed by the passengers was truly prodigious . We took up some very military - looking students at West Point , from " the United States ...
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