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... took the Alamo and the town . On February 11 , 1836 , Colonel Travis assumed command of the regulars . The volunteers elected James Bowie as as their Colonel . The Mexican army gathered on the Rio Grande for the invasion of Texas . On ...
... took the Alamo and the town . On February 11 , 1836 , Colonel Travis assumed command of the regulars . The volunteers elected James Bowie as as their Colonel . The Mexican army gathered on the Rio Grande for the invasion of Texas . On ...
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... they came in sight of Cape Cod . Then they took a southerly course , hoping to sail along the coast to the Hudson River region . Captain Jones , though he probably pos- sessed charts , made by the many explorers of this PLYMOUTH ROCK.
... they came in sight of Cape Cod . Then they took a southerly course , hoping to sail along the coast to the Hudson River region . Captain Jones , though he probably pos- sessed charts , made by the many explorers of this PLYMOUTH ROCK.
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... took the ship among the shoals off Monomoy . After some difficulty , he put back for Cape Cod Bay . The season was late , and apparently there was no practical alternative to landing upon the New England coast . Some of the passengers ...
... took the ship among the shoals off Monomoy . After some difficulty , he put back for Cape Cod Bay . The season was late , and apparently there was no practical alternative to landing upon the New England coast . Some of the passengers ...
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... took about ten bushels - all that remained - and some beans for use as seed the following spring . About six months later they repaid to the Indians this enforced loan . On the sixteenth of the month , eighteen of the men , six of whom ...
... took about ten bushels - all that remained - and some beans for use as seed the following spring . About six months later they repaid to the Indians this enforced loan . On the sixteenth of the month , eighteen of the men , six of whom ...
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... mission . From Harlem Heights he journeyed to Norwalk , where he ex- changed his uniform for the habiliments of a school- master . One night a vessel took him across Long Island Sound to Huntington Bay , where he entered the NATHAN HALE.
... mission . From Harlem Heights he journeyed to Norwalk , where he ex- changed his uniform for the habiliments of a school- master . One night a vessel took him across Long Island Sound to Huntington Bay , where he entered the NATHAN HALE.
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