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CONTENTS.

I. The Broad Story.

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I. THE PIONEER NATION 17

II. A MUDDLED GEOGRAPHY 25

III. COLUMBUS THE FINDER 36

IV. MAKING GEOGRAPHY 43

V. THE CHAPTER OF CONQUEST 56

VI. A GIRDLE ROUND THE WORLD 71

VII. SPAIN IN THE UNITED STATES 78

VIII. TWO CONTINENTS MASTERED 90

II. Specimen Pioneers.

I. THE FIRST AMERICAN TRAVELLER 101

II. THE GREATEST AMERICAN TRAVELLER 117

III. THE WAR OF THE ROCK 125

IV. THE STORMING OF THE SKY-CITY 135

V. THE SOLDIER POET 144

VI. THE PIONEER MISSIONARIES 149

VII. THE CHURCH-BUILDERS IN NEW MEXICO 158

VIII. ALVARADO'S LEAP 170

IX. THE AMERICAN GOLDEN FLEECE 181

III. The Greatest Conquest.