Tangweera: Life and Adventures Among Gentle SavagesE. Arnold, 1899 - 318 pàgines |
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... returned to that beautiful country , but I hear that the lovely scenery , and the peaceful , happy life of the Indians , is now disturbed and upturned by political and commercial changes . The silence , the sweet holy calm of those ...
... returned to that beautiful country , but I hear that the lovely scenery , and the peaceful , happy life of the Indians , is now disturbed and upturned by political and commercial changes . The silence , the sweet holy calm of those ...
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... returned to Jamaica , and sent more than half his force , sick with fever , to recruit at Blewfields , then considered the sanatorium of Jamaica . But this expedition was disastrous to the colonists . While the Superintendent and all ...
... returned to Jamaica , and sent more than half his force , sick with fever , to recruit at Blewfields , then considered the sanatorium of Jamaica . But this expedition was disastrous to the colonists . While the Superintendent and all ...
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... and from that time till 1856 the Mosquito Kings were educated and then crowned at Jamaica or at Belize . English settlers in smaller numbers returned to the coast with their slaves , and engaged in trade and mahogany-
... and from that time till 1856 the Mosquito Kings were educated and then crowned at Jamaica or at Belize . English settlers in smaller numbers returned to the coast with their slaves , and engaged in trade and mahogany-
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... returning in May ; and as soon as a returning canoe entered the lagoon , the crew in turns blew a conch shell until close to the landing - place . These turtle- * See Appendix A. fishers always went to the southward for their fishing , 2-2.
... returning in May ; and as soon as a returning canoe entered the lagoon , the crew in turns blew a conch shell until close to the landing - place . These turtle- * See Appendix A. fishers always went to the southward for their fishing , 2-2.
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... returned with trophies and spoil . The clearing in which her village stood was surrounded by forest , and a beautiful river flowed over a rocky bed in the valley below , where the children bathed all through the hot day . One day ...
... returned with trophies and spoil . The clearing in which her village stood was surrounded by forest , and a beautiful river flowed over a rocky bed in the valley below , where the children bathed all through the hot day . One day ...
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