History of the United States of North AmericaC. Tilt, 1838 - 375 strani |
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... hundred and twenty persons . The whole expense of the expedition was but about twenty thousand dollars . But even this was considered by the statesmen of the time too great an expenditure for so uncertain an enterprise . LAND DISCOVERED ...
... hundred and twenty persons . The whole expense of the expedition was but about twenty thousand dollars . But even this was considered by the statesmen of the time too great an expenditure for so uncertain an enterprise . LAND DISCOVERED ...
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... hundred reached Mexico to tell the story of their disasters . These men gave such flattering accounts of the riches of the country , that their sufferings by no means deterred others from attempting its subjugation . The next Spanish ...
... hundred reached Mexico to tell the story of their disasters . These men gave such flattering accounts of the riches of the country , that their sufferings by no means deterred others from attempting its subjugation . The next Spanish ...
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... hundred of the choicest men for his companions , and sailed to Cuba . ( 1538. ) Here he was joined by other adventurers , and having completed his pre- parations , he embarked for Florida in May , 1539. Having arrived in the bay of ...
... hundred of the choicest men for his companions , and sailed to Cuba . ( 1538. ) Here he was joined by other adventurers , and having completed his pre- parations , he embarked for Florida in May , 1539. Having arrived in the bay of ...
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... hundred and fifty men at his own cost , ( 1568 , ) for the express purpose of avenging his murdered countrymen . He surprised the forts on the river St. Matheo , and captured a considerable number of prisoners , who were forthwith ...
... hundred and fifty men at his own cost , ( 1568 , ) for the express purpose of avenging his murdered countrymen . He surprised the forts on the river St. Matheo , and captured a considerable number of prisoners , who were forthwith ...
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... hundred settlers , many of whom were sons of the English gentry , were despatched in pursuit of boundless wealth in the New World . The fleet encountered great difficulties and dangers among the currents and islands of ice , with which ...
... hundred settlers , many of whom were sons of the English gentry , were despatched in pursuit of boundless wealth in the New World . The fleet encountered great difficulties and dangers among the currents and islands of ice , with which ...
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