The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Other explorers followed the trail blazed by Pike , but the true explorers of Colorado - indeed , of the whole Rocky Moun- tains region - were the mountain men , who searched for beaver and other pelts and harvest- ed furs for more than ...
Other explorers followed the trail blazed by Pike , but the true explorers of Colorado - indeed , of the whole Rocky Moun- tains region - were the mountain men , who searched for beaver and other pelts and harvest- ed furs for more than ...
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Portions of the Columbia River and its tributaries are followed by mainline railroads and through highways . The river itself is navigable by ocean freighters as far as Portland , Oreg . , and Vancouver , Wash . , and above these cities ...
Portions of the Columbia River and its tributaries are followed by mainline railroads and through highways . The river itself is navigable by ocean freighters as far as Portland , Oreg . , and Vancouver , Wash . , and above these cities ...
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a In the same year an enormous harvest was followed by an unprecedented fall in wheat prices , and in 1815 - in the face of bitter pro- tests from the cities - Parliament passed a new corn law fixing 80s . per quarter as the price above ...
a In the same year an enormous harvest was followed by an unprecedented fall in wheat prices , and in 1815 - in the face of bitter pro- tests from the cities - Parliament passed a new corn law fixing 80s . per quarter as the price above ...
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