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In the very centre of the great Mississippi Valley , and in the heart of the Confederacy , she is embraced by magnificent lakes and rivers . With a soil of unsurpassed richness , resting upon a bed of coal sufficient to “ keep the ...
In the very centre of the great Mississippi Valley , and in the heart of the Confederacy , she is embraced by magnificent lakes and rivers . With a soil of unsurpassed richness , resting upon a bed of coal sufficient to “ keep the ...
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The Spaniards , led on by the daring Fernando de Soto , were the first Europeans who had discovered the Mississippi ; they had erected the standard of Spain on its shores in the year 1541 , and , according to the views at that time ...
The Spaniards , led on by the daring Fernando de Soto , were the first Europeans who had discovered the Mississippi ; they had erected the standard of Spain on its shores in the year 1541 , and , according to the views at that time ...
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Whilst he was preparing to leave St. Mary's , the outlet of Lake Superior , where he then was , in order to explore the Mississippi , Louis XIV . and his minister Colbert having formed a plan for the extension of the dominion of France ...
Whilst he was preparing to leave St. Mary's , the outlet of Lake Superior , where he then was , in order to explore the Mississippi , Louis XIV . and his minister Colbert having formed a plan for the extension of the dominion of France ...
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... with majestic forests and chequered with illimitable prairies and island groves . ” After descending the Mississippi for about sixty leagues , they discovered an Indian trail , and unhesitatingly left their canoes to follow it .
... with majestic forests and chequered with illimitable prairies and island groves . ” After descending the Mississippi for about sixty leagues , they discovered an Indian trail , and unhesitatingly left their canoes to follow it .
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Hearing from them the most glowing accounts of the Far West , he resolved to annex the same to France , and to establish a close connection between the valley of the Mississippi and New France by a line of military posts , and for that ...
Hearing from them the most glowing accounts of the Far West , he resolved to annex the same to France , and to establish a close connection between the valley of the Mississippi and New France by a line of military posts , and for that ...
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