The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 231
... Africa . The African , or Nile , croc- odile ( C. niloticus ) is the only living crocodilian that has come near to invading an entire conti- nent . It lives , or has lived , in virtually every part of Africa where there is enough water ...
... Africa . The African , or Nile , croc- odile ( C. niloticus ) is the only living crocodilian that has come near to invading an entire conti- nent . It lives , or has lived , in virtually every part of Africa where there is enough water ...
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... Africa ( present - day Nigeria ) , Crowther was carried into slavery in 1821 by the Portuguese after slavery was banned in Brit- ish colonies . He was freed by the British and taken to Sierra Leone . There he was baptized and trained in ...
... Africa ( present - day Nigeria ) , Crowther was carried into slavery in 1821 by the Portuguese after slavery was banned in Brit- ish colonies . He was freed by the British and taken to Sierra Leone . There he was baptized and trained in ...
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... Africa to continue the struggle . When Marshal Pétain , who was committed to an armistice with the Germans , be- came premier , de Gaulle left for London . On June 18 he broadcast the first of his appeals to his compatriots to continue ...
... Africa to continue the struggle . When Marshal Pétain , who was committed to an armistice with the Germans , be- came premier , de Gaulle left for London . On June 18 he broadcast the first of his appeals to his compatriots to continue ...
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