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 16
... force spent itself , the movement was taken up by their brethren who dwelt along the coasts of the Baltic and the North At- lantic . From the Volga to the Pillars of Hercules , from Sicily to Britain , every land in turn bowed to the ...
... force spent itself , the movement was taken up by their brethren who dwelt along the coasts of the Baltic and the North At- lantic . From the Volga to the Pillars of Hercules , from Sicily to Britain , every land in turn bowed to the ...
Page 104
... force of Indians ( the French taking little part in the conflict ) , but they were able to make no effective resistance whatever ; it is to this day doubtful whether these superb regulars were able in the battles where they were ...
... force of Indians ( the French taking little part in the conflict ) , but they were able to make no effective resistance whatever ; it is to this day doubtful whether these superb regulars were able in the battles where they were ...
Page 105
... force , would retire if they were suffering heavily , even if they were causing their foes to suffer still more . This was not due to lack of courage ; it was their system , for they were few in numbers , and they did not believe in ...
... force , would retire if they were suffering heavily , even if they were causing their foes to suffer still more . This was not due to lack of courage ; it was their system , for they were few in numbers , and they did not believe in ...
Page 106
... force being over- whelmed by a large one . Not only were the Indians very terrible in battle , but they were cruel beyond all belief in victory ; and the gloomy annals of border warfare are stained with their darkest hues because it was ...
... force being over- whelmed by a large one . Not only were the Indians very terrible in battle , but they were cruel beyond all belief in victory ; and the gloomy annals of border warfare are stained with their darkest hues because it was ...
Page 120
... force and fraud carried out in the most cynical manner could hardly have worked more ter- rible injustice ; their system was a direct incentive to crime and wrong - doing between the races , for they punished the aggressions of neither ...
... force and fraud carried out in the most cynical manner could hardly have worked more ter- rible injustice ; their system was a direct incentive to crime and wrong - doing between the races , for they punished the aggressions of neither ...
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