The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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The long ocean passage caused a crippling weakness , and the Portuguese in the islands were able to frustrate the attempt of the surviving Spaniards to establish themselves . Ultimately a few of them returned to Europe by the Cape route ...
The long ocean passage caused a crippling weakness , and the Portuguese in the islands were able to frustrate the attempt of the surviving Spaniards to establish themselves . Ultimately a few of them returned to Europe by the Cape route ...
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Cook did not attempt detailed work , for he had to press on to his main problem of the inter - oceanic passage before the short summer was spent . He therefore failed to establish the insularity of Vancouver Island , although he touched ...
Cook did not attempt detailed work , for he had to press on to his main problem of the inter - oceanic passage before the short summer was spent . He therefore failed to establish the insularity of Vancouver Island , although he touched ...
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What was more important to his cattle - owning employer , he found “ beautiful rich open plains ” , and the tracts of good land were “ naturally fenced in such a way that cattle will not attempt to get out ” .
What was more important to his cattle - owning employer , he found “ beautiful rich open plains ” , and the tracts of good land were “ naturally fenced in such a way that cattle will not attempt to get out ” .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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