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... captains of Venice and Genoa were bold enough on the Mediterranean ; but they did not dare to go far out upon the ocean . They were afraid to sail their vessels upon strange waters . - Sailing around Africa . — In the little country of ...
... captains of Venice and Genoa were bold enough on the Mediterranean ; but they did not dare to go far out upon the ocean . They were afraid to sail their vessels upon strange waters . - Sailing around Africa . — In the little country of ...
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... them . The Santa Maria was driven ashore in a storm and wrecked . The captain of the Pinta had already disobeyed orders and sailed away . Columbus was left with only the little Niña . He decided then that it 16 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
... them . The Santa Maria was driven ashore in a storm and wrecked . The captain of the Pinta had already disobeyed orders and sailed away . Columbus was left with only the little Niña . He decided then that it 16 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
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... CAPTAIN John Cabot , like Columbus , was born in Genoa , Italy . For all that we know , he and Columbus may have been schoolboys together at the same school . At about the time that Columbus was first telling his plans to the king of ...
... CAPTAIN John Cabot , like Columbus , was born in Genoa , Italy . For all that we know , he and Columbus may have been schoolboys together at the same school . At about the time that Columbus was first telling his plans to the king of ...
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... captains of Bristol . Within twelve months after settling at that port , he sent some ships far out into the Atlantic to search for an island which was said to lie somewhere southwest of Ireland . This was a year before Columbus sailed ...
... captains of Bristol . Within twelve months after settling at that port , he sent some ships far out into the Atlantic to search for an island which was said to lie somewhere southwest of Ireland . This was a year before Columbus sailed ...
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... captain a present of £ 10 in gold ( as much now as $ 200 in our money ) , and settled a pension on him for the rest of his life . Cabot himself was the hero of the hour . He dressed himself in silk robes , and was called the Grand ...
... captain a present of £ 10 in gold ( as much now as $ 200 in our money ) , and settled a pension on him for the rest of his life . Cabot himself was the hero of the hour . He dressed himself in silk robes , and was called the Grand ...
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Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
Page 262 - A tall, lank, uncouth-looking personage, with long locks of hair hanging over his face and a cue down his back tied in an eel-skin; his dress singular; his manners those of a rough backwoodsman.
Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.