The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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Page 13
... hold their own on the frontier ; they had to settle where they were pro- tected from the Indians by a living barrier of bold and self - reliant American borderers . The West would never have been settled save for the fierce courage and ...
... hold their own on the frontier ; they had to settle where they were pro- tected from the Indians by a living barrier of bold and self - reliant American borderers . The West would never have been settled save for the fierce courage and ...
Page 17
... friends , and devoted to their country . In spite of their many failings , they were of all men the best fitted to conquer the wilder- ness and hold it against all comers . II . DANIEL BOONE AND THE FOUNDING OF KENTUCKY 1 THE BACKGROUND 17.
... friends , and devoted to their country . In spite of their many failings , they were of all men the best fitted to conquer the wilder- ness and hold it against all comers . II . DANIEL BOONE AND THE FOUNDING OF KENTUCKY 1 THE BACKGROUND 17.
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... hold their own . They beat back the Indians , and built rough little hamlets , sur- rounded by log stockades , at Boonesborough and Har- rodsburg ; and the permanent settlement of Kentucky had begun . The next few years were passed by ...
... hold their own . They beat back the Indians , and built rough little hamlets , sur- rounded by log stockades , at Boonesborough and Har- rodsburg ; and the permanent settlement of Kentucky had begun . The next few years were passed by ...
Page 42
... hold your ground . " For several days he lingered , hearing how Lee beat Hooker , in detail , and forced him back across the river . Then the old Puritan died . At the end his mind wan- dered , and he thought he was again commanding in ...
... hold your ground . " For several days he lingered , hearing how Lee beat Hooker , in detail , and forced him back across the river . Then the old Puritan died . At the end his mind wan- dered , and he thought he was again commanding in ...
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... old iron days have gone , the days when the weak- ling died as the penalty of inability to hold his own in the rough warfare against his surroundings . We live in softer times . Let us see to it that , 46 THE AMERICANISM OF ROOSEVELT.
... old iron days have gone , the days when the weak- ling died as the penalty of inability to hold his own in the rough warfare against his surroundings . We live in softer times . Let us see to it that , 46 THE AMERICANISM OF ROOSEVELT.
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