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Page 423
... American J. Purdy Brown . At first tents were very small , housing one ring and a few hundred seats . In their heyday , however , after circuses had begun to exhibit simultaneous- ly in two ( 1872 ) and then three ( 1881 ) rings , the ...
... American J. Purdy Brown . At first tents were very small , housing one ring and a few hundred seats . In their heyday , however , after circuses had begun to exhibit simultaneous- ly in two ( 1872 ) and then three ( 1881 ) rings , the ...
Page 546
... American currency had been almost exclusively silver coinage . Copper was rarely minted in Spanish America . The hammered coinage of Spanish America frequently presents a relatively tidy appearance , being very nearly round and ...
... American currency had been almost exclusively silver coinage . Copper was rarely minted in Spanish America . The hammered coinage of Spanish America frequently presents a relatively tidy appearance , being very nearly round and ...
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... American law as treason , murder , aggravated assault , theft , robbery , burglary , arson , and rape . With respect to minor police regulations , however , substantial differences in the definition of criminal behaviour occur even ...
... American law as treason , murder , aggravated assault , theft , robbery , burglary , arson , and rape . With respect to minor police regulations , however , substantial differences in the definition of criminal behaviour occur even ...
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