recountal

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Again, Darrow In Detroit a pallid, tense, exhausted attorney for the defense finished his plea with a recountal of the evolution of the Negro.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, a recountal of the land battles of the war of 1812 would hardly be pleasant reading for Americans.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

He was minded to jest about the pessimist, but, to his great surprise, the hunchback listened to his recountal with a very grave face.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

With regard to the stories reprinted, "The Last Room of All" illustrates old-world influence, surely, in its recountal of events in an age long past, the time of the Second Emperor Frederick of Swabia.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Various

Of the trivial encounters that go to complete the naval annals of the year, only the briefest recountal is necessary.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)