Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & Brothers, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... hand , and he was required to use only his right . When he commenced speaking , he was admonished to speak slowly , and to beat time with his right hand . " When we were boys together , it was a rule in our family to commence the ...
... hand , and he was required to use only his right . When he commenced speaking , he was admonished to speak slowly , and to beat time with his right hand . " When we were boys together , it was a rule in our family to commence the ...
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... hand always on the right rope . He was equally de- voted to the study of books then used in the science of navi- gation ; in fact , as he often said , his life's ambition was to make himself a perfect naval officer - it ran in the line ...
... hand always on the right rope . He was equally de- voted to the study of books then used in the science of navi- gation ; in fact , as he often said , his life's ambition was to make himself a perfect naval officer - it ran in the line ...
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... hand - to - hand conflict . For six months of the time officers were out boating on these stormy waters , and it is said that young Foote personally distinguished himself in this service . He certainly acquired those habits of ...
... hand - to - hand conflict . For six months of the time officers were out boating on these stormy waters , and it is said that young Foote personally distinguished himself in this service . He certainly acquired those habits of ...
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... hands of the captain of L'Arte- mise twenty thousand dollars as a guarantee of his future con- duct ; and that if these and other equally peremptory con- ditions were not complied with , Captain Laplace declared his intention to make ...
... hands of the captain of L'Arte- mise twenty thousand dollars as a guarantee of his future con- duct ; and that if these and other equally peremptory con- ditions were not complied with , Captain Laplace declared his intention to make ...
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... hand , and moroseness on the other ; to perform the executive duties of the ship with impartiality , feeling that my official acts will be closely criticised on account of my profession of Christian princi- ples ; to devote every day ...
... hand , and moroseness on the other ; to perform the executive duties of the ship with impartiality , feeling that my official acts will be closely criticised on account of my profession of Christian princi- ples ; to devote every day ...
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