The Epic of AmericaLittle, Brown,, 1959 - 405 pages |
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... century , were grammars and dictionaries of the Mexican tongue . The civilization which was opened to the Indians , and in which in many cases they rose to local offices , at least , of importance , was an amazing one to be projected in ...
... century , were grammars and dictionaries of the Mexican tongue . The civilization which was opened to the Indians , and in which in many cases they rose to local offices , at least , of importance , was an amazing one to be projected in ...
Page 45
... century , although New England was more given to overseas trade , and more insistent upon the utility of a cash balance and of being the elect of God , than were the Southern colonies , never- theless the population of all was over 90 ...
... century , although New England was more given to overseas trade , and more insistent upon the utility of a cash balance and of being the elect of God , than were the Southern colonies , never- theless the population of all was over 90 ...
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... century of uneasiness over its passing , he had stirred himself and sought to recapture it under Jefferson . Now , more than a quarter of a century later , he had made another effort to realize it . We shall see him do it twice again ...
... century of uneasiness over its passing , he had stirred himself and sought to recapture it under Jefferson . Now , more than a quarter of a century later , he had made another effort to realize it . We shall see him do it twice again ...
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