Chapter XI highlights of the revolutionary era in New York and New Jersey
The narrative notes Airs and Bowlby meeting Pat in Montreal and returning to New York with a letter. Pat laments war length and separation from Colin. Clinton lands forces on York Island, patriots retreat to the Bronx river valley. Washington crosses the Delaware, Trenton falls to revolutionaries, followed by victory at Princeton signaling renewed spirit.
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Pat
Montreal
New York
Colin
Clinton
York Island
Bronx River
Washington
Delaware
Trenton
Princeton
Col Harry Gage
Nancy Woodbridge
Nancy
Colonel
Colonel Cabot
Flight of the Army and Nancy’s perilous pursuits
General Washington braces for an attack as Colin and Amos wrestle with war’s temptations. Amos reveals plans to marry Betsy on Long Island while Colin confronts Nancy Woodbridge’s scheming letters. Mrs Bowlby recovers secrets, delivering papers, a rebel escape, and warnings about Nancy’s charm and danger. Clinton lands four thousand British on York Island.
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Amos
Bowlby
Washington
Colin
Tell
Nancy
Amos Farnsworth
New Rochelle
Bronx River
Fle
Satan
Eden
Long Island
General Greene
Betsy
Highlands
Montreal
Celia
Robert St. Leger
New Jersey
Pat
Harry
Canada
Sfe
Albany
Clinton
York Island
New Orleans Terrain and Flood Risk Described
The city sits on a low site with a slight slope from the river to swamps behind it. Elevation tops at about ten feet above sea level and during floods the area lies four to twelve feet below the river, protected by levees along the waterfront.
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New Orleans
Dat City
Landmark Land Grant Act History From 1857 to Lincoln
The bill to provide land grant support for colleges originated in 1857 and faced a presidential veto by Buchanan. In 1862 Senator Morrill introduced a revised act in the Senate, championed by Senator Wade. It passed and was signed into law by President Lincoln.
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Justin S
Vermont
Buchanan
Mr. Morrill
Senator Wade
Senate
Lincoln
Venice’s watery streets shape city built on canals
Venice sits on a cluster of Adriatic islands with most roads replaced by canals. Houses stand at the water edge, allowing gondolas and boats to pull up directly at doors, shaping daily life in the Italian city.
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Venice
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Telephone, 433 Men Secure Steady Employment
W C Graham promotes 24 hour telephone service to aid job seekers. He cites 493 of 675 placed in permanent positions in eleven weeks and 103 more via his plan. Emphasizes keeping lines open at employers home and Hartford House Y branch to capture night openings. The rapid reach of telephone can determine landing or missing a job.
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Selected Books, Inc
W. C. Graham
New York City
Graham
Hartford House
New York
Bell Labs unveils bus stop loud speaker system
Bell Telephone Laboratories develops bus announcing gear enabling the driver to speak into a microphone and amplify the next stop for all passengers. J H Collins notes it fits double deck buses where top deck riders struggle to hear. The system may also announce within rooms or floors and for small group addresses.
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Busea
Bell Telephone Laboratories
J. H. Collins
Collings
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