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... hand , we look at the opposite coast , we shall see that its whole character is quite different . For nearly the whole length of it consists of low land sloping down to the sea , and all the rivers of the American continent flow into it ...
... hand , we look at the opposite coast , we shall see that its whole character is quite different . For nearly the whole length of it consists of low land sloping down to the sea , and all the rivers of the American continent flow into it ...
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... hands . It was nearly 200 miles long , and in places it was carried by galleries and terraces and staircases along the side of precipices ; and steep ravines were either filled up with masonry or had hanging bridges thrown across them ...
... hands . It was nearly 200 miles long , and in places it was carried by galleries and terraces and staircases along the side of precipices ; and steep ravines were either filled up with masonry or had hanging bridges thrown across them ...
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... hands with scarcely any help . 10. The Peruvians . - Though the Peruvians and Mexicans were in many ways alike , still there were points in which they differed widely , and to understand these we must consider the two nations separately ...
... hands with scarcely any help . 10. The Peruvians . - Though the Peruvians and Mexicans were in many ways alike , still there were points in which they differed widely , and to understand these we must consider the two nations separately ...
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... the empire against itself and almost conquer it by the hands of its own subjects . II . The Mexicans . - The Mexicans , although in some I. ] THE ISLANDERS . 15 ways like the Peruvians 14 [ CHAP . AMERICA : ITS NATIVES .
... the empire against itself and almost conquer it by the hands of its own subjects . II . The Mexicans . - The Mexicans , although in some I. ] THE ISLANDERS . 15 ways like the Peruvians 14 [ CHAP . AMERICA : ITS NATIVES .
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... hand - to - hand fighting , but everything lay in outwitting and surprising the enemy . They did not think mere strength and courage without wit enough for a ruler , for in many tribes there were two chiefs , one to govern in peace and ...
... hand - to - hand fighting , but everything lay in outwitting and surprising the enemy . They did not think mere strength and courage without wit enough for a ruler , for in many tribes there were two chiefs , one to govern in peace and ...
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