The Heritage of AmericaHenry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins First hand narratives of American life from Leif Ericson to World War II. |
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... soldiers were good company , bringing news from far and wide . Most were cheerful , glad they were going home , undaunted by long tramps ahead . The soldier was used to hard marches . Now that his course was set toward where loved ones ...
... soldiers were good company , bringing news from far and wide . Most were cheerful , glad they were going home , undaunted by long tramps ahead . The soldier was used to hard marches . Now that his course was set toward where loved ones ...
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... soldiers were everywhere . I could not count the wagons and horses and mules . They looked like the grass on the plains - beyond counting . The Wolves of Three - Stars [ General Crook ] had seen us and had told him we were coming . Even ...
... soldiers were everywhere . I could not count the wagons and horses and mules . They looked like the grass on the plains - beyond counting . The Wolves of Three - Stars [ General Crook ] had seen us and had told him we were coming . Even ...
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... soldiers , because I saw that we should all have to make a stand with them or lose the fight . But before I could get to them they began backing up . They were whipped and likely to run any time . While bullets were cutting the air ...
... soldiers , because I saw that we should all have to make a stand with them or lose the fight . But before I could get to them they began backing up . They were whipped and likely to run any time . While bullets were cutting the air ...
Contents
Leif Ericson Sails to Vineland | 3 |
De Soto Finds the Mississippi and Is Buried beneath It ΙΟ | 10 |
John Smith Founds Jamestown and Is Saved | 23 |
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