A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 1A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Indians of North America |
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... northern parts of the Union , however , from the greater proximity of the mountains to the sea , the descent is more rapid , the navigation shorter , and more obstructed . By the course of the Missis- sippi , Ohio , and Alleghany rivers ...
... northern parts of the Union , however , from the greater proximity of the mountains to the sea , the descent is more rapid , the navigation shorter , and more obstructed . By the course of the Missis- sippi , Ohio , and Alleghany rivers ...
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... the domestic consumption of the United States . It has not yet become an article of export , except in trifling quantities . Oats , rye , and ፡ barley , are raised in all the northern and INTRODUCTION . xxix Illinois Territory.
... the domestic consumption of the United States . It has not yet become an article of export , except in trifling quantities . Oats , rye , and ፡ barley , are raised in all the northern and INTRODUCTION . xxix Illinois Territory.
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... northern and in the upper districts of the southern states . The oats are chiefly used for horses ' food ; the rye for distillation . Of the barley two crops in a season are sometimes obtain- ed in warm situations . Hemp of an excellent ...
... northern and in the upper districts of the southern states . The oats are chiefly used for horses ' food ; the rye for distillation . Of the barley two crops in a season are sometimes obtain- ed in warm situations . Hemp of an excellent ...
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... northern , middle , and western states , and neither in the quantity nor quality of their wool is there any appearance of degeneracy . The whole number of sheep in the United States has been estimated at eight millions . In Britain ...
... northern , middle , and western states , and neither in the quantity nor quality of their wool is there any appearance of degeneracy . The whole number of sheep in the United States has been estimated at eight millions . In Britain ...
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... northern parts of Illinois , are not included . Let us now extend our view to the vast region be- yond the Mississippi , to which the United States lay claim . It is of little consequence , here , to follow boundaries nicely , because ...
... northern parts of Illinois , are not included . Let us now extend our view to the vast region be- yond the Mississippi , to which the United States lay claim . It is of little consequence , here , to follow boundaries nicely , because ...
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