The National Magazine Youth's Companion
That would be america should become an independent country, if youve read it all he talks about in it is independence from britain
It's a thing called "scorched earth". the russians would rather burn their fields and slaughter livestock to the ground than have the french successfully take over their houses and farms and eat and steal their food, etc. it's a way to let the french starve!
Pretty sure it's B
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