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These forces are aided essentially by the configuration of the Northwest Coast, with a lofty and impenetrable barricade of mountains, by which its islands and harbors are protected from the cold of the North.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “These forces are aided essentially by the configuration of the Northwest Coast, with a lofty and impenetrable barricade…”
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He discusses how the geography of the Northwest Coast, with its mountains, protects it from cold northern winds.
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