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... reaching back to sampler days , provide the background of experience and tradition . The success of the Sampler was not an accident . The Sampler's contents are the public's choice of favorite pieces from eleven of Whitman's packages ...
... reaching back to sampler days , provide the background of experience and tradition . The success of the Sampler was not an accident . The Sampler's contents are the public's choice of favorite pieces from eleven of Whitman's packages ...
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... reached the airport we experi- enced our first trouble . A dense fog cov- ered the bay and the surrounding terri- tory . When Colonel Lindbergh started his engine , there were protests at his fly- ing when visibility was so poor . He ...
... reached the airport we experi- enced our first trouble . A dense fog cov- ered the bay and the surrounding terri- tory . When Colonel Lindbergh started his engine , there were protests at his fly- ing when visibility was so poor . He ...
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... Reaching Portland , we were glad to find that Love had landed safely in a small field near Biddeford . He had returned to Boston shortly after we had left and had taken off again . The fog had been so bad that he had flown clear across ...
... Reaching Portland , we were glad to find that Love had landed safely in a small field near Biddeford . He had returned to Boston shortly after we had left and had taken off again . The fog had been so bad that he had flown clear across ...
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... reached the airport in time . FUN IN THE AIR The amount of our baggage al- ways surprised reception com- mittees . We carried four special suit bags containing three suits each , five hand bags , two brief cases , and a camera , besides ...
... reached the airport in time . FUN IN THE AIR The amount of our baggage al- ways surprised reception com- mittees . We carried four special suit bags containing three suits each , five hand bags , two brief cases , and a camera , besides ...
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... reached Moline at 1:30 , exactly on schedule . We left our ships at the Moline air- port , but the official visit was paid to all four of the so - called Quad Cities - Moline , Davenport , Rock Island , and East Moline . We spent the ...
... reached Moline at 1:30 , exactly on schedule . We left our ships at the Moline air- port , but the official visit was paid to all four of the so - called Quad Cities - Moline , Davenport , Rock Island , and East Moline . We spent the ...
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