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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... pointed out the Indians themselves formed one of the main factors in deciding the fate of the conti- nent . They were never able in the end to avert the white conquest , but they could often delay its 30 The Winning of the West .
... pointed out the Indians themselves formed one of the main factors in deciding the fate of the conti- nent . They were never able in the end to avert the white conquest , but they could often delay its 30 The Winning of the West .
Page 47
... formed her population were clustered together in the delta of the Mississippi ; the rest were scattered out here and there , in a thin , dotted line , up the left bank of the river to the Missouri , near the mouth of which there were ...
... formed her population were clustered together in the delta of the Mississippi ; the rest were scattered out here and there , in a thin , dotted line , up the left bank of the river to the Missouri , near the mouth of which there were ...
Page 48
... formed no part of our country as it originally stood ; it had no portion in the Declaration of Independence . It did not revolt ; it was conquered . Its inhabitants , at the outset of the Revolution , no more sympathized with us , and ...
... formed no part of our country as it originally stood ; it had no portion in the Declaration of Independence . It did not revolt ; it was conquered . Its inhabitants , at the outset of the Revolution , no more sympathized with us , and ...
Page 69
... forming new settlements , and if successful drew large numbers of young warriors from the older communities . Thus the boundary lines be- tween the confederacies were ever shifting.2 Judg- ? This is one of the main reasons why the ...
... forming new settlements , and if successful drew large numbers of young warriors from the older communities . Thus the boundary lines be- tween the confederacies were ever shifting.2 Judg- ? This is one of the main reasons why the ...
Page 77
... formed . This method of cultivation was , after all , much like that of the Southern whites , and the " old fields , " or abandoned plantations grown up with pines , were common in the colonies . Many of the chiefs owned droves of ...
... formed . This method of cultivation was , after all , much like that of the Southern whites , and the " old fields , " or abandoned plantations grown up with pines , were common in the colonies . Many of the chiefs owned droves of ...
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