Historic Adventures: Tales from American History by Rupert Sargent Holland

Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

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LoC No.: 13022243

Title: Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

Contents: The lost children -- The great journey of Lewis and Clark -- The conspiracy of Aaron Burr -- How the young republic fought the Barbary pirates -- The fate of Lovejoy's printing-press -- How Marcus Whitman saved Oregon -- How the Mormons came to settle Utah -- The golden days of 'forty-nine -- How the United States made friends with Japan -- The pig that almost caused a war -- John Brown at Harper's Ferry -- An Arctic explorer -- The story of Alaska -- How the "Merrimac" was sunk in Santiago harbor.

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Author: Holland, Rupert Sargent, 1878-1952

EBook No.: 42398

Published: Mar 24, 2013

Downloads: 66

Language: English

Subject: United States -- History -- Anecdotes

LoCC: History: America: United States

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.