The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestCharles Scribner's Sons, 1889 - 19 pages V. 1, 2, 3, 4 -- The winning of the West. v. 5, 6 -- The naval war of 1812. v. 7 -- Hunting the grisly and other sketches. v. 8 -- The wilderness hunter. v. 9 -- Hunting trips of a ranchman; Hunting trips on the Prairies and in the mountains. v. 10 -- American ideals; Administration-civil service. v. 12 -- The strenuous life. v. 13, 14, 15, 16 -- Presidential addresses and state papers. |
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Page 107
... on any creature the fiendish torture which in an Indian camp either attracts no notice at all , or else excites merely laughter . the white ruffian , the peaceful Indian as well as Spread of English - Speaking Peoples 107.
... on any creature the fiendish torture which in an Indian camp either attracts no notice at all , or else excites merely laughter . the white ruffian , the peaceful Indian as well as Spread of English - Speaking Peoples 107.
Page 114
... camp of perfectly orderly cow- boys . Most of the ranchmen along the Little Missouri in 1884 were pretty good fellows , who would not wrong Indi- ans , yet they tolerated for a long time the presence of men who did not scruple to boast ...
... camp of perfectly orderly cow- boys . Most of the ranchmen along the Little Missouri in 1884 were pretty good fellows , who would not wrong Indi- ans , yet they tolerated for a long time the presence of men who did not scruple to boast ...
Page 126
... at the Boyne ( " Crawford's Campaign , ” G. W. Butterfield , Cincinnati , 1873 , p . 26 ) ; so with Lewis , Camp- bell , etc. • Foote , 78 . those who have been rightly called the Roundheads of the 126 The Winning of the West.
... at the Boyne ( " Crawford's Campaign , ” G. W. Butterfield , Cincinnati , 1873 , p . 26 ) ; so with Lewis , Camp- bell , etc. • Foote , 78 . those who have been rightly called the Roundheads of the 126 The Winning of the West.
Page 166
... camp broken up , and the rest of the party scattered and gone home . About this time they were joined by Squire Boone , the brother of the great hunter , and himself a woodsman of but little less skill , together with an- other ...
... camp broken up , and the rest of the party scattered and gone home . About this time they were joined by Squire Boone , the brother of the great hunter , and himself a woodsman of but little less skill , together with an- other ...
Page 167
... camp , but his sleepless wariness enabled him to avoid capture . Late in July his brother returned , and met him 14 His remaining absolutely alone in the wilderness for such a length of time is often spoken of with wonder ; but here ...
... camp , but his sleepless wariness enabled him to avoid capture . Late in July his brother returned , and met him 14 His remaining absolutely alone in the wilderness for such a length of time is often spoken of with wonder ; but here ...
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