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Title: The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883

Author: Samuel Adams Drake

Release date: July 17, 2018 [eBook #57528]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Footnote 1 in the section "DEATH AND BURIAL OF DE SOTO" is missing.

There are two [7] anchors for Footnote 7 in the section "SWORD AND GOWN IN CALIFORNIA".

There are two [3] anchors for Footnote 3 in the section "THE LOST COLONY: ST. LOUIS OF TEXAS". The second appears to be a printer's error.

No map was identified in the text showing the Santa Fé and Oregon trails.

No section was found referring to the "Edmunds Bill".

The following alternate spellings were identified and retained:

CARTIER TAKING POSSESSION FOR FRANCE.

THE
MAKING OF THE GREAT WEST
1512-1883

BY
SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE

WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

London
GIBBINGS & COMPANY, Ltd.
18 BURY STREET, W.C.
1894

Copyright, 1887, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

Presswork by Berwick & Smith, Boston, U.S.A.