The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... important part , did the forces of the Crown evacuate the city , which from 1785 to 1789 was the seat of Government of the thirteen victorious colonies now become the United States . To - day New York is in certain respects the most ...
... important part , did the forces of the Crown evacuate the city , which from 1785 to 1789 was the seat of Government of the thirteen victorious colonies now become the United States . To - day New York is in certain respects the most ...
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... important industrially , is excep- tionally rich in historic interest . It was at the tip of the long , hook - like Cape Cod , where later was built Provincetown , that the Pilgrim Fathers made in 1620 their first landing from the May ...
... important industrially , is excep- tionally rich in historic interest . It was at the tip of the long , hook - like Cape Cod , where later was built Provincetown , that the Pilgrim Fathers made in 1620 their first landing from the May ...
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... important military town which visitors remem- ber by its proximity to one of the most impressive military works in ... importance of intel- lectual energy , and the necessity of industrial progress . We have passed through the first ...
... important military town which visitors remem- ber by its proximity to one of the most impressive military works in ... importance of intel- lectual energy , and the necessity of industrial progress . We have passed through the first ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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