The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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... French coast and about 60 miles ( 100 km ) southwest of the Tuscan coast of Italy . Corsica ( French , Corse ) is separated from the island of Sardinia by the narrow Strait of Bonifacio , 7 miles ( 11 km ) wide at its narrowest point ...
... French coast and about 60 miles ( 100 km ) southwest of the Tuscan coast of Italy . Corsica ( French , Corse ) is separated from the island of Sardinia by the narrow Strait of Bonifacio , 7 miles ( 11 km ) wide at its narrowest point ...
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... French troops were landed at Varna , Bulgaria , then a Turkish prov- ince , where they suffered severely from cholera . At this point the unexpected happened , and the Turks , as so often in their history , did much better than had been ...
... French troops were landed at Varna , Bulgaria , then a Turkish prov- ince , where they suffered severely from cholera . At this point the unexpected happened , and the Turks , as so often in their history , did much better than had been ...
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... French code of criminal procedure provides a good example . A regular feature of continental procedure is a preliminary investigation by a judge before trial begins . In the French system , this is obligatory in felony cases ...
... French code of criminal procedure provides a good example . A regular feature of continental procedure is a preliminary investigation by a judge before trial begins . In the French system , this is obligatory in felony cases ...
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