To free himself from the oath, he tied the girl on each side with ropes and let her down into the sea, and then drew her up and came to
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Land Ho!
The harbor in which the Mayflower now lay is worthy of a passing glance."The Pilgrims Settle Plymouth, Massachussets, featuring a series of excerpts
Mayflower Sets Sail
The particulars of this voyage, more memorable by far than the famed expedition of the Argonauts, and paralleled, if at all, only by the voyage of
The War of 1812
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #11. The War of 1812, published on April 18,2013.The War of
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Study the Heroes
One comfort is, that [the study of ] Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man,
Pilgrims Charter Mayflower
. . . the Speedwell, of sixty tons -- miserable misnomer -- was purchased in Holland for the use of the emigrants; and the Mayflower, of a hundred
Expedition to Libya
Oracle tells Greeks that the Gods disapprove of colonizing Libya.Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our special project presenting the complete
Columbus Day, 2015
The discovery of the Americas was a top event in the history of the world. Through Columbus the Europeans discovered the Americas and through the