The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... river is a strange pyramid known as the Bayard Rock , which has nothing to do with the knight " without fear and without reproach , " but recalls a famous horse of the eighth century , which leaped into the river from this rock and ...
... river is a strange pyramid known as the Bayard Rock , which has nothing to do with the knight " without fear and without reproach , " but recalls a famous horse of the eighth century , which leaped into the river from this rock and ...
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... river , the St. Lawrence - which the Amerindians well named " a river that is without end " -penetrates , divides , supports and beauti- fies its most settled area . Great Rivers The St. Lawrence is one of the noble rivers of the world ...
... river , the St. Lawrence - which the Amerindians well named " a river that is without end " -penetrates , divides , supports and beauti- fies its most settled area . Great Rivers The St. Lawrence is one of the noble rivers of the world ...
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... river . Here the great sport is to shoot the rapids , an exciting but reasonably safe adventure . On either side of the river is a ship canal , developed from one made in 1798 , and their joint annual tonnage exceeds that of the more ...
... river . Here the great sport is to shoot the rapids , an exciting but reasonably safe adventure . On either side of the river is a ship canal , developed from one made in 1798 , and their joint annual tonnage exceeds that of the more ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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