The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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The years between 1820 and 1840 probably witnessed a considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy ...
The years between 1820 and 1840 probably witnessed a considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy ...
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Before the colonists came in 1840 there was a fairly considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the ...
Before the colonists came in 1840 there was a fairly considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the ...
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that influence , which was very considerable , to thwart the efforts of the settlers to establish themselves firmly in the new country.1 The settlers were much hampered by the difficulty they experienced in getting access to the land ...
that influence , which was very considerable , to thwart the efforts of the settlers to establish themselves firmly in the new country.1 The settlers were much hampered by the difficulty they experienced in getting access to the land ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2009 |
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