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 25
... command of the ocean . They thenceforth found themselves free to work their will in all seagirt lands , unchecked by hostile European influence . Most fortunately , when England began her career as a colonizing power in America , Spain ...
... command of the ocean . They thenceforth found themselves free to work their will in all seagirt lands , unchecked by hostile European influence . Most fortunately , when England began her career as a colonizing power in America , Spain ...
Page 56
... command- ant assumed the place of the procureur du roi , al- though there were one or two half - hearted efforts made to introduce the Common Law . The original French commandants had exercised the power of granting to every person who ...
... command- ant assumed the place of the procureur du roi , al- though there were one or two half - hearted efforts made to introduce the Common Law . The original French commandants had exercised the power of granting to every person who ...
Page 103
... command ; and they were able to fight in open order in thick covers without losing touch of each other - a feat that no European regiment was then able to perform . On their own ground they were far more for- midable than the best ...
... command ; and they were able to fight in open order in thick covers without losing touch of each other - a feat that no European regiment was then able to perform . On their own ground they were far more for- midable than the best ...
Page 149
... command them , or , if he did , the men obeyed him only just so far as it suited them . If an officer planned a scout or campaign , those who thought proper accompanied him , and the others stayed at home , and even those who went out ...
... command them , or , if he did , the men obeyed him only just so far as it suited them . If an officer planned a scout or campaign , those who thought proper accompanied him , and the others stayed at home , and even those who went out ...
Page 162
... command and patience , his daring , restless love of adventure , and , in time of danger , his absolute trust in his own powers and resources , all combined to render him peculiarly fitted to follow the career of which he was so fond ...
... command and patience , his daring , restless love of adventure , and , in time of danger , his absolute trust in his own powers and resources , all combined to render him peculiarly fitted to follow the career of which he was so fond ...
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