Of Discovery & Destiny: An Anthology of American Writers and the American LandRobert C. Baron, Elizabeth Darby Junkin An anthology of poetry, short stores, and excerpts from longer works about the American experience of the land and nature by a variety of American authors past and present. |
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... river whose current swept them out from the shore , and two and a half miles out they " tooke fresh water within the Sea , because the River ranne into the Sea con- tinually and with great violence . " So he and his crew saw the Missis ...
... river whose current swept them out from the shore , and two and a half miles out they " tooke fresh water within the Sea , because the River ranne into the Sea con- tinually and with great violence . " So he and his crew saw the Missis ...
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... rivers of the western shore rise in spring floods . Mightiest of these is the Susquehanna , the longest river of the eastern seaboard . Next in order along the Bay's western shore come the Potomac , James , Rappa- hannock , York and ...
... rivers of the western shore rise in spring floods . Mightiest of these is the Susquehanna , the longest river of the eastern seaboard . Next in order along the Bay's western shore come the Potomac , James , Rappa- hannock , York and ...
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... river . When the rain ceases , the rills , brooks , and creeks run dry . The waters that fall , during a rain , on these steep rocks , are gathered at once into the river ; they could scarcely be poured in more suddenly , if some vast ...
... river . When the rain ceases , the rills , brooks , and creeks run dry . The waters that fall , during a rain , on these steep rocks , are gathered at once into the river ; they could scarcely be poured in more suddenly , if some vast ...
Contents
John and Mildred Teal Life and Death of the Salt Marsh | 14 |
Hal Borland High Wide and Lonesome | 30 |
William W Warner Beautiful Swimmers | 48 |
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