Thinking that a long and rapid course was insufficient to account for the volume of water and the violence of the currents, he conceived the idea that
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He therefore detached one ship and two caravels from Gomera to make the voyage direct.Continuing Columbus Discovers South America,our selection
Columbus Discovers South America
This series has five easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionChristopher Columbus made four voyages of discovery. His career was checkered by
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Today's installment concludes Pontiac's Uprising,our selection by E.O. Randall.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
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Fort Pitt was the British military headquarters of the Western frontier. It was the Gibraltar of defense, protecting the Eastern colonies from
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The garrison at Ouiatenon situated on the Wabash (Indian Ouabache), near the present location of Lafayette (Indiana), was to have been massacred on
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A panic ensued. The troops in disorder retreated amid an awful slaughter.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O. Randall. The
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The garrison bravely and patiently withstood all assaults and bided the time of rescue.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O.
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Pontiac was an orator of a high order, fierce and impassioned in style.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O. Randall. The