Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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Strana 135
... told him that " The king has sent me to kill you ; " to which he replied , " It is good only that I should die . " Phillips struck , but only stunned him , after which he returned , and told the king he had not succeeded in killing him ...
... told him that " The king has sent me to kill you ; " to which he replied , " It is good only that I should die . " Phillips struck , but only stunned him , after which he returned , and told the king he had not succeeded in killing him ...
Strana 174
... told the chief that she would rather die than live to be his slave . He said she should have her desire , she should die ; but she must wait a little while , as he had some great work doing , and , when it was finished , she should be ...
... told the chief that she would rather die than live to be his slave . He said she should have her desire , she should die ; but she must wait a little while , as he had some great work doing , and , when it was finished , she should be ...
Strana 282
... told them they might consider themselves fortunate that we did not exterminate them ; and farther assured them , that if ever a like act was committed , or any aggression on the whites again took place , the most terrible punishment ...
... told them they might consider themselves fortunate that we did not exterminate them ; and farther assured them , that if ever a like act was committed , or any aggression on the whites again took place , the most terrible punishment ...
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