Virginia Reader: a Treasury of Writings from the First Voyages to the PresentFrancis Coleman Rosenberger |
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... land in the name of Queen Elizabeth . On their return to England the Queen named the land Virginia . Captain Barlowe's report to Raleigh is the opening selection in this volume . Captain Barlowe did not reach the bounds of the present ...
... land in the name of Queen Elizabeth . On their return to England the Queen named the land Virginia . Captain Barlowe's report to Raleigh is the opening selection in this volume . Captain Barlowe did not reach the bounds of the present ...
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... land - marks in most of the twenty - two voyages he had made to that plantation . Under this confidence he made more sail , the day - light confirming him in what he thought was right . All the forenoon we lost the sight of land and ...
... land - marks in most of the twenty - two voyages he had made to that plantation . Under this confidence he made more sail , the day - light confirming him in what he thought was right . All the forenoon we lost the sight of land and ...
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... land in Carolina , called the Land of Eden . I caused the initial letters of my name to be cut on a large poplar and beech near my corner , for the more easy find- ing it another time . We then made a beginning of my survey , direct ...
... land in Carolina , called the Land of Eden . I caused the initial letters of my name to be cut on a large poplar and beech near my corner , for the more easy find- ing it another time . We then made a beginning of my survey , direct ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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