The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . CHAPTER IV. Attempts to conquer aud colouize — Tlie French — The Spaniards—Ponce de Leon and theFountain of Youth—Vasquez de Ayllon and King Datha — Verrazano and the stories abouthim — Gomez — The Expedition of Pamphilo de Narvaez—Wonderful escape of Cabezade Vaca — De Soto and the disastrous end of his splendid expedition — The French,under Cartier and Roberval, attempt to settle Canada—Story of Margaret Roberval. When Columbus passed away in bis neglected retirement at Vallado-lid, the world b

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The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . CHAPTER IV. Attempts to conquer aud colouize — Tlie French — The Spaniards—Ponce de Leon and theFountain of Youth—Vasquez de Ayllon and King Datha — Verrazano and the stories abouthim — Gomez — The Expedition of Pamphilo de Narvaez—Wonderful escape of Cabezade Vaca — De Soto and the disastrous end of his splendid expedition — The French,under Cartier and Roberval, attempt to settle Canada—Story of Margaret Roberval. When Columbus passed away in bis neglected retirement at Vallado-lid, the world bad begun to see tbe result of bis great work. The dis-coveries and explorations of Columbus himself, of Vesputius, Cabot andCortereal bad established tbe fact that tbe NewWorkl, now to be knownby tbe name of America, was no part of Asia, but a vast continent ex-tendins: from tbe extreme north, where it was lost amousj; the Arctic ice,down past the equator, on almost to the southern pole. While the French were engaged in some voyages to the northernparts, a strange delusio

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