Hesperos, Or, Travels in the West, Opseg 2J.W. Parker, 1850 |
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... Island of Barataria - Don Ribiera - Life on the islands - The murdered overseer- Selina - Leave Barataria for another plantation LETTER XXXVI . More about the blacks - Voyage among the islands - Immense slaughter of alligators — A mid ...
... Island of Barataria - Don Ribiera - Life on the islands - The murdered overseer- Selina - Leave Barataria for another plantation LETTER XXXVI . More about the blacks - Voyage among the islands - Immense slaughter of alligators — A mid ...
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... islands are torn up , sand - bars are displaced , and whole masses of soil , forming the bends of the river , ( with the enormous trees growing upon them , ) swept with resistless force into the stream . The uniformity of the points and ...
... islands are torn up , sand - bars are displaced , and whole masses of soil , forming the bends of the river , ( with the enormous trees growing upon them , ) swept with resistless force into the stream . The uniformity of the points and ...
Stranica 99
... and to make it breakfast , ' when we should arrive at the Tremont Hotel . As we approached the low sandy shore of Galveston Island , we perceived a great many merchant- 6 100 ' CAPTAIN ' CARY . vessels lying outside the F 2.
... and to make it breakfast , ' when we should arrive at the Tremont Hotel . As we approached the low sandy shore of Galveston Island , we perceived a great many merchant- 6 100 ' CAPTAIN ' CARY . vessels lying outside the F 2.
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... island , the wild animals have become propor- tionately scarce , and the daily search of the German emigrants for food , fully accounts to us for the diminution of game on the island . We were wofully disappointed on our first sporting ...
... island , the wild animals have become propor- tionately scarce , and the daily search of the German emigrants for food , fully accounts to us for the diminution of game on the island . We were wofully disappointed on our first sporting ...
Stranica 106
... island , are no longer in existence ; either the sands of the sea - shore have shifted , or some other cause has operated to effect this transformation , but cer- tain it is , that whereas , three years ago , our rides were ...
... island , are no longer in existence ; either the sands of the sea - shore have shifted , or some other cause has operated to effect this transformation , but cer- tain it is , that whereas , three years ago , our rides were ...
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a-head abolitionists agreeable ALLIGATOR American amused appeared APPENDIX arrival Attakapas bank Barataria beauty black race boat boiling bowie knife called cause character church coloured comfortable confess creatures dangerous deck dollars Don Ribiera effect emigrants engineer England English evils feel freedom FRENCH CREOLE GALT HOUSE Galveston gentlemen German Gulf of Mexico happy heard HESPEROS horses hundred Indian interest island kind labour ladies land Leonora LETTER Liberia lives Locofoco look Louisiana Louisville manner master ment miles Mississippi Mississippi river morning negro never night o'clock Octavo opinion Orleans ourselves overseer Parker party passed passengers planters poor possessed prairie QUADROON racter remarkable river saloon seemed seen Shadowan shore short side slave-owners slavery slaves society soon South steam-boat steamer stewardess sugar plantation Texas tion traveller trees vessel voyage whole wood Yankee
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