Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth: Historical Character Study, Tom 2History Company, 1892 Biographies of businessmen, miners, ranchers. industrialists, explorers, railroad men, shippers, lumber men, etc., with descriptions of their enterprises. It is a history of the development of the West. |
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... possessions . The conquest of the Indians by the white men was favored by a variety of means , among them superior- ity of arms and intelligence on the one side , and on the other the lack of confederated strength , and the discord ...
... possessions . The conquest of the Indians by the white men was favored by a variety of means , among them superior- ity of arms and intelligence on the one side , and on the other the lack of confederated strength , and the discord ...
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... possession of the coast . The fur companies of the far north also represented the crown in holding its domain and protecting its interests . The grant of a charter was partly for se- curing a certain proportion of the revenue , partly ...
... possession of the coast . The fur companies of the far north also represented the crown in holding its domain and protecting its interests . The grant of a charter was partly for se- curing a certain proportion of the revenue , partly ...
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... possessions subservient to the interests of the mother country , to the restriction or obliteration of local industries , and the consequent impoverishment of the masses , coupled with excessive duties and other imposts . The enforce ...
... possessions subservient to the interests of the mother country , to the restriction or obliteration of local industries , and the consequent impoverishment of the masses , coupled with excessive duties and other imposts . The enforce ...
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... possessions in lands , buildings , and funds , the accumulation of centuries from legacies and contributions , and their sway over superstitious communities , served to sustain the fratricidal struggle for half a century . The success ...
... possessions in lands , buildings , and funds , the accumulation of centuries from legacies and contributions , and their sway over superstitious communities , served to sustain the fratricidal struggle for half a century . The success ...
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... possessions . California furnishes the United States with a similar avenue for Pacific trade , facilitated by steamship lines and railways . In the evolution of government in the mining re- gions we meet with many peculiarities . In ...
... possessions . California furnishes the United States with a similar avenue for Pacific trade , facilitated by steamship lines and railways . In the evolution of government in the mining re- gions we meet with many peculiarities . In ...
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