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... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...NDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM T... ...rocession of natives -- Singular ceremonies and kingly investiture -- Drake is crowned King of California -- Descriptions of the Indians and their vil... ... -- Discovery of the skeletons of giants -- Incredible sufferings of a Spanish colony -- Capture of four Spanish vessels -- Torture of a Spanish messe... ...6 Capture of a rich galleon............................................... 361 Crowning of Drake by the King of California............................... ...of seven millions and a half of gold, according to the authority of Strabo. If crowns are meant, the sum in American money was $43,500,000. This is al... ...er to attract favorable attention to the country, in which he hoped to found a colony. The result was that, as he had anticipated, large numbers of Ic... ...Icelanders and Norsemen emigrated to Greenland and there founded a flourishing colony at the point where Gotthaab, or Godhaven, is now situated, which...

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...Excerpt: After a voyage, during which the captain of the ship has displayed uncommon courage, seamanship, affability, or other good qualities, grateful passengers often present him with a token of their esteem, in the shape of teapots, tankards, trays, &c. of precious metal....

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...Preface: As the most striking lines of poetry are the most hackneyed, because they have grown to be the common inheritance of all the world, so many of the most noble deeds that earth can show have become the best known, and enjoyed their full meed of fame. The...

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...Excerpt: In a Spanish city on an island in the Mediterranean, there stands a convent of the Order of Barefoot Carmelites, where the rule instituted by St. Theresa is still preserved with all the first rigour of the reformation brought about by that illustrious woman. Extraordinary as this may seem, it is none...

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