The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The rough ridersCollier, 1899 |
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... of life , from sailing round the Horn to mining in Alaska . Others had been born and bred in the West , and had never seen a larger town than Santa Fe or a bigger body of " water than the Pecos in flood . Some of them 22 The Rough Riders.
... of life , from sailing round the Horn to mining in Alaska . Others had been born and bred in the West , and had never seen a larger town than Santa Fe or a bigger body of " water than the Pecos in flood . Some of them 22 The Rough Riders.
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... never suspected him of having a sense of humor until one day , at the end of our stay in Cuba , as he was sitting in the Adjutant's tent working over the returns , there turned up a trooper of the First who had been act- ing as barber ...
... never suspected him of having a sense of humor until one day , at the end of our stay in Cuba , as he was sitting in the Adjutant's tent working over the returns , there turned up a trooper of the First who had been act- ing as barber ...
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... never had walked a hun- dred yards if by any possibility he could ride . When McGinty was reproved for his absolute inability to keep step on the drill - ground , he responded that he was pretty sure he could keep step on horseback ...
... never had walked a hun- dred yards if by any possibility he could ride . When McGinty was reproved for his absolute inability to keep step on the drill - ground , he responded that he was pretty sure he could keep step on horseback ...
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... never had occasion to try the experi- ment . It was astonishing what a difference was made by two or three weeks ' training . The mere thor- ough performance of guard and police duties helped the men very rapidly to become soldiers ...
... never had occasion to try the experi- ment . It was astonishing what a difference was made by two or three weeks ' training . The mere thor- ough performance of guard and police duties helped the men very rapidly to become soldiers ...
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... never so tired as not to respond with eagerness to the slightest suggestion of doing some- thing new , whether it was dangerous or merely difficult and laborious . They not merely did their duty , but were always on the watch to find ...
... never so tired as not to respond with eagerness to the slightest suggestion of doing some- thing new , whether it was dangerous or merely difficult and laborious . They not merely did their duty , but were always on the watch to find ...
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