 Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise; and it was peopled by black women, without any man among them, for they lived in the fashion of Amazons.  His Level Best: And Other Stories - Stran 238avtor: Edward Everett Hale - 1885 - 293 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - 1897 - 682 strani
...discovery of that part of thl! mainland which has yielded to the world its untold millions of gold. " Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise,1 and it was peopled by black women without any man among... | |
 | Theodore Henry Hittell - 1898 - 810 strani
...been first published in 151o. Toward the close of it, in chapter 157, occurs the following passage: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is...amazons. They were of strong and hardened bodies, of arder't courage and of great force. The island was the strongest in the world from its steep rocks... | |
 | 1906 - 780 strani
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 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - 1898 - 688 strani
...discovery of that part of the mainland which has yielded to the world its untold millions of gold. " Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise,1 and it was peopled by black women without any man among... | |
 | David Augustus Shaw - 1900 - 338 strani
...Gaul." The following extracts from this comparatively ancient book will show how the name occurred. "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very near the Terrestrial Paradise, which was peopled by black women, without any men among them, because they... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1905 - 516 strani
...author probably derived the name from Calif, the title of a successor of Mohammed. The author says: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island, called California, very close to the Terrestrial Paradise, and it was peopled by black women without any man among them, for... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1906 - 516 strani
...author probably derived the name from Calif, the title of a successor of Mohammed. The author says: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island, called California, very close to the Terrestrial Paradise, and it was peopled by black women without any man among them, for... | |
 | Arthur Walbridge North - 1908 - 266 strani
...Cortez there was a widely read romance, "Las Sergus de Esplandian " by name, in which it was written: "On the right hand of the Indies there is an island...California, very near to the terrestrial paradise — an island peopled by Amazons." And from this island, rather than Ciguatan, the name given by the... | |
 | Helen Elliott Bandini - 1908 - 316 strani
...search of adventures. This particular story would not interest readers of to-day save for this passage: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very near the Terrestrial Paradise, and it is peopled by black women who live after the fashion of Amazons. This... | |
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