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The Beginner's Guide to American History - cover

The Beginner's Guide to American History

David Henry Montgomery

Verlag: e-artnow

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Object of this book is to present clearly and accurately facts and principles in the lives of some of the chief founders and builders of America which would be of interest for everyone interested in history.  Contents:  Columbus     John and Sebastian Cabot     Balboa, Ponce De Leon, and De Soto     Sir Walter Raleigh     Captain John Smith     Captain Henry Hudson     Captain Myles Standish     Lord Baltimore     Roger Williams     King Philip     William Penn     General James Oglethorpe     Benjamin Franklin     George Washington     Daniel Boone     General James Robertson     Governor John Sevier     General George Rogers Clark     General Rufus Putnam     Eli Whitney     Thomas Jefferson     Robert Fulton     General William Henry Harrison     General Andrew Jackson     Professor Samuel F. B. Morse     General Sam Houston     Captain Robert Gray     Captain J. A. Sutter     Abraham Lincoln
Verfügbar seit: 15.12.2023.
Drucklänge: 156 Seiten.

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