The United States and CubaPewtress & Company, 1857 - 476 pages |
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Page iv
... Island , says : - " I have read the table of contents of Mr. Phillippo's work on the United States . The topics which he has selected seem to me to embrace all the most important points of interest which at once attract the attention of ...
... Island , says : - " I have read the table of contents of Mr. Phillippo's work on the United States . The topics which he has selected seem to me to embrace all the most important points of interest which at once attract the attention of ...
Page ix
... island . Situation and extent . Salubrious climate . Chief towns . Pub- lic buildings . Benevolent institutions ... islands . Aspect of the city on entering the harbour . Its situation , extent , population , streets , houses , public ...
... island . Situation and extent . Salubrious climate . Chief towns . Pub- lic buildings . Benevolent institutions ... islands . Aspect of the city on entering the harbour . Its situation , extent , population , streets , houses , public ...
Page xi
... island . Army and Navy . Revenue CHAPTER XXIX . Streets of Havanna . MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . - Odious system of police surveillance . Houses . Furniture . Dress of inhabitants of both sexes . Personal appearance and social characteristics ...
... island . Army and Navy . Revenue CHAPTER XXIX . Streets of Havanna . MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . - Odious system of police surveillance . Houses . Furniture . Dress of inhabitants of both sexes . Personal appearance and social characteristics ...
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... Islands from 150,000 to 200,000 ; and that of Greenland at 900,000 ; making the total area 14,950,000 . The entire continent thus divided into North and South , forming , as already said , two grand peninsulas , united by the Isthmus of ...
... Islands from 150,000 to 200,000 ; and that of Greenland at 900,000 ; making the total area 14,950,000 . The entire continent thus divided into North and South , forming , as already said , two grand peninsulas , united by the Isthmus of ...
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... islands , as ours when we send to the plantations , it is very natural to expect that some of them should miss those islands , and be driven to the west beyond their intended port ; and if this ever happened they must of necessity be ...
... islands , as ours when we send to the plantations , it is very natural to expect that some of them should miss those islands , and be driven to the west beyond their intended port ; and if this ever happened they must of necessity be ...
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