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Page 7
Nevertheless the resourceful contrabandistas must have managed it somehow ,
for Merino sheep were soon in the possession of sheep raisers in nearly every
country of Europe . Indeed , it is and always has been next to impossible to
prevent ...
Nevertheless the resourceful contrabandistas must have managed it somehow ,
for Merino sheep were soon in the possession of sheep raisers in nearly every
country of Europe . Indeed , it is and always has been next to impossible to
prevent ...
Page 18
These faults of the smuggler community were soon realized by the two
blacksmith brothers , and with keen business acumen , Jean saw a golden
opportunity . With his social position , his friendship with prominent merchants
and bankers , he ...
These faults of the smuggler community were soon realized by the two
blacksmith brothers , and with keen business acumen , Jean saw a golden
opportunity . With his social position , his friendship with prominent merchants
and bankers , he ...
Page 19
Hand bills advertising the sales were posted brazenly in New Orleans , and the
federal government realized that if something were not done the smugglers
under the Lafittes would soon control not only Louisiana but the Mississippi
Valley ...
Hand bills advertising the sales were posted brazenly in New Orleans , and the
federal government realized that if something were not done the smugglers
under the Lafittes would soon control not only Louisiana but the Mississippi
Valley ...
Page 59
Alpheus Hyatt Verrill. had been lowered over the side whence , merely by
hauling in the slack of the anchor cable and clapping a tackle onto the line
attached to it , the contraband could be hoisted aboard as soon as the coast was
clear .
Alpheus Hyatt Verrill. had been lowered over the side whence , merely by
hauling in the slack of the anchor cable and clapping a tackle onto the line
attached to it , the contraband could be hoisted aboard as soon as the coast was
clear .
Page 64
... and even the officials , who were supposed to aid the government and destroy
the smugglers , were financially interested in stealing wool out of the country .
And the honest officers , whose duty it was to apprehend the Owlers , soon found
...
... and even the officials , who were supposed to aid the government and destroy
the smugglers , were financially interested in stealing wool out of the country .
And the honest officers , whose duty it was to apprehend the Owlers , soon found
...
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Page 71 - ... restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribands of the bride; at bed or board; couchant or levant we must pay.
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Page 141 - A little tea, one leaf I did not steal. For guiltless bloodshed I to God appeal ; Put tea in one scale, human blood in t'other And think what 'tis to slay a harmless brother.
Page 142 - I am not dead, but sleepeth here, And when the Trumpet Sound I will appear. Four balls thro' me Pearced there way. Hard it was. I'd no time to pray. This stone that here you Do see My Comerades erected for the sake of me.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Smugglers and Smuggling |
| Author | Alpheus Hyatt Verrill |
| Publisher | Duffield, 1924 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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