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" ... ever heard on the waters of the Mississippi. To conceal his death, his body was wrapped in a mantle, and, in the stillness of midnight, was silently sunk in the middle of the stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had... "
Elements of Universal History, on a New and Systematic Plan: From the ... - Page 393
by Henry White - 1844 - 561 pages
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A History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American ..., Volume 1

George Bancroft - United States - 1834 - 530 pages
...stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial-place. 2 No longer guided by the energy and pride of Soto, the company resolved on reaching New-Spain with-...
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A History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American ..., Volume 1

George Bancroft - 1834 - 532 pages
...stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial-place.2 No longer guided by the energy and pride of Soto, the company resolved on reaching New-Spain...
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Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, Volume 3

Railroad engineering - 1835 - 436 pages
...stream : the discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place." On the subject of the first introduction of African slaves into the ¡ales and comment,...
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Historical Collections of South Carolina: Embracing Many Rare and ..., Volume 1

Bartholomew Rivers Carroll - History - 1836 - 622 pages
...Account, c. xxU. coverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place."* Previous to his death Soto had appointed Lewis Moscoso his successor, to carry on the...
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Historical Collections of South Carolina: Embracing Many Rare and ..., Volume 1

Florida - 1836 - 624 pages
...Account, c. xxix. coverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place."* Previous to his death Soto had appointed Lewis Moscoso his successor, to carry on'...
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History of the United States of North America

John Frost - North America - 1838 - 404 pages
...— ' the discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place.' » He had been the soul of the enterprise ; and when he had perished, the remnant of...
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History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American ..., Volume 1

George Bancroft - 1839 - 506 pages
...1542. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial-place. 1 No longer guided by the energy and pride of Soto, the company resolved on reaching New Spain without...
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United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 8

United States - 1840 - 544 pages
...stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place."— Bancroft's Untied States. The day-dawn in a wilderness ! It is a blessed sight To...
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History of the Colonization of the United States, Volume 1

George Bancroft - United States - 1841 - 368 pages
...stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burialplace. No longer guided by the energy and pride of Soto, the company resolved on reaching New Spain without...
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A History of the United States: For the Use of Schools and Academies

John Frost - United States - 1844 - 438 pages
...— ' the discoverer of the Mississippi siept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place.' Where did they fight a hattle with the Indians > When ? What was the result ? What transpired...
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