Historical Tales: The Romance of RealityJ. B. Lippincott Company, 1904 - 346 páginas |
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... sides and seemingly number- less . To us they are the great green cluster of the Bahamas , but to Columbus , who fancied that he had reached the shores of Asia , they were that wonderful archipelago spoken of by Marco Polo , in which ...
... sides and seemingly number- less . To us they are the great green cluster of the Bahamas , but to Columbus , who fancied that he had reached the shores of Asia , they were that wonderful archipelago spoken of by Marco Polo , in which ...
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... side of Ojeda , to prevent the captive throwing himself from the horse . Threatened by their swords and with his hands clasped in those fatal bracelets , Caonabo was forced to submit , and was carried by his captors for many miles ...
... side of Ojeda , to prevent the captive throwing himself from the horse . Threatened by their swords and with his hands clasped in those fatal bracelets , Caonabo was forced to submit , and was carried by his captors for many miles ...
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... side . Slipping down into this , under cover of the darkness , he cut loose and paddled silently away . When near the shore he met with a rapid current and rough waters , to which he was afraid to trust the boat . Being an expert ...
... side . Slipping down into this , under cover of the darkness , he cut loose and paddled silently away . When near the shore he met with a rapid current and rough waters , to which he was afraid to trust the boat . Being an expert ...
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... side , and joined in his delight and his thanks to God as the marvellous spectacle met their eyes . Heaps of stones were piled up to show that they had taken possession of this spot for his sovereign , and as they went down the far ...
... side , and joined in his delight and his thanks to God as the marvellous spectacle met their eyes . Heaps of stones were piled up to show that they had taken possession of this spot for his sovereign , and as they went down the far ...
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... side was Mexico , the Aztec capital . About the year 1418 the Acolhuans were attacked by a kindred race , the Tepanecs , who , after a des- perate struggle , captured their city , killed their monarch , and subjugated their kingdom ...
... side was Mexico , the Aztec capital . About the year 1418 the Acolhuans were attacked by a kindred race , the Tepanecs , who , after a des- perate struggle , captured their city , killed their monarch , and subjugated their kingdom ...
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