The Rivals Chapter I The Dawn of Discovery and Colonies
In 1486 a Genoese navigator wins favor with Ferdinand and Isabella to seek westward routes and new lands. Columbus inspires a cascade of voyages, later prompting English settlements at Jamestown 1607 and Plymouth 1620 as contrasts to Spanish conquest. The English colonists’ piety and liberty shape a divergent path from Spain’s fire and sword as tensions with Britain grow toward the 1775 Lexington and Concord battles.
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Alhambra
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Palos
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Jamestown
Plymouth
Britain
America
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Concord
Burrs Bold Mission Through Snow to Quebec
Aaron Burr, a delicate youth and aspirant soldier, journeys from Litchfield to join the Quebec expedition. With Benedict Arnold’s plan ongoing, Burr navigates harsh forests, hunger, and danger aided by Raoul Audigier and Father Pierre as their path leads toward Montreal and Montgomery.
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Burr
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Newburyport
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Bunker Hill
Montgomery
Britain
Pierre
Raoul
Stevens Opposes Sea Level Canal In Isthmus Testimony
Chief Engineer Stevens told the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee that a sea level canal would resemble a sewer, requiring costly earth removal through mountains and failing to control the Chagres river during floods. he urged a lock canal and estimated 86 feet could be completed in seven or eight years, with a $135 million cost gap versus sea level. He discussed labor plans, preferring diverse workers, noting payrolls around $20,000 rising to $30,000–$35,000, and praised low sickness rates among workers compared with American cities.
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Panama Canal
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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Culebra
Congress
Spain
Tillman Critiques Post Office Rules and Dictatorial Controls
Senator Tillman denounces the Post Office Department as arbitrary and overbearing. He recounts requesting rural carriers to provide names of patrons for legitimate use and being refused, urging statutory reform to curb bureaucratic overreach and clarify authority.
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Braddock
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