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... American shipbuilders into a vessel designed for speed . The fame of these slim , fast schooners , called Baltimore clippers be- cause the Baltimore yards specialized in them , spread quickly . As freighters down the American east coast ...
... American shipbuilders into a vessel designed for speed . The fame of these slim , fast schooners , called Baltimore clippers be- cause the Baltimore yards specialized in them , spread quickly . As freighters down the American east coast ...
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... AMERICAN ISLANDS 170 25 50 km 25 50 mi OCEAN TUTUILA OLOSEGA Lata Mtn OFU CAPE MATATULA 969 Luma CAPE TAPUTAPU 653 Pago Pago Harbor STEPS POINT TAU MANUA ISLANDS Elevations in metres 14 ° S 170 ° 45'W Elevations in metres PACIFIC 172 ...
... AMERICAN ISLANDS 170 25 50 km 25 50 mi OCEAN TUTUILA OLOSEGA Lata Mtn OFU CAPE MATATULA 969 Luma CAPE TAPUTAPU 653 Pago Pago Harbor STEPS POINT TAU MANUA ISLANDS Elevations in metres 14 ° S 170 ° 45'W Elevations in metres PACIFIC 172 ...
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... American Heritage ( 1972 ) , a pre- sentation of the performance style of a great black American folksinger ; ALAN LOMAX , The Folk Songs of North America ( 1960 ) , a mapping and discussion of the song styles of North America together ...
... American Heritage ( 1972 ) , a pre- sentation of the performance style of a great black American folksinger ; ALAN LOMAX , The Folk Songs of North America ( 1960 ) , a mapping and discussion of the song styles of North America together ...
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