Our New Possessions: Four Books in One : a Graphic Account, Descriptive and Historical, of the Tropic Islands of the Sea which Have Fallen Under Our Sway, Their Cities, Peoples and Commerce, Natural Resources and the Opportunities They Offer to Americans ... Special Chapters on Tropical Cultivation, Sugar, Coffee, Etc., the Ladrones, the Carolines, and Other Island Groups of the Pacific, and Their Commercial Relations |
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Our New Possessions: A Graphic Account, Descriptive and Historical, of the ... Trumbull White No preview available - 2015 |
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