History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by the Three Great European Powers, Spain, France, and Great Britain, and the Subsequent Occupation, Settlement, and Extension of Civil Government by the United States, Until the Year 1846, Volume 1Harper & brothers, 1848 - America Details the Spanish, French and British discovery, colonization, and history of the central United States to 1846. |
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