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Page 165
... later peo- ple were still hoping for reconciliation with England ; General Washington and his officers went on toasting the King's health at evening meals . But on January 10 , 1776 , a pamphlet was published that , in Washington's own ...
... later peo- ple were still hoping for reconciliation with England ; General Washington and his officers went on toasting the King's health at evening meals . But on January 10 , 1776 , a pamphlet was published that , in Washington's own ...
Page 448
... Later he recalled his years on the Mississippi , portraying barefoot boys in the river towns and raftsmen and steamboatmen on the great river . His subjects were ordi- nary Western people untouched by the re- finements of the East . " I ...
... Later he recalled his years on the Mississippi , portraying barefoot boys in the river towns and raftsmen and steamboatmen on the great river . His subjects were ordi- nary Western people untouched by the re- finements of the East . " I ...
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... later writing grew increas- ingly nostalgic . She felt that the First World War and its aftermath had split the world in two ; the civilization that followed she liked less than that which had preceded and been destroyed by war . In the ...
... later writing grew increas- ingly nostalgic . She felt that the First World War and its aftermath had split the world in two ; the civilization that followed she liked less than that which had preceded and been destroyed by war . In the ...
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APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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