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 13
... backwoods- man in the Alleghany forests a century before . Yet the points of resemblance were far more nu- merous and striking . We guarded our herds of branded cattle and shaggy horses , hunted bear , bison , elk , and deer ...
... backwoods- man in the Alleghany forests a century before . Yet the points of resemblance were far more nu- merous and striking . We guarded our herds of branded cattle and shaggy horses , hunted bear , bison , elk , and deer ...
Page 61
... backwoods , leavened by the presence among them of so many wild and bold spirits , could not be treated quite in the same way as the more peace- ful habitants of Lower Canada . The duty of the priest was to look after the souls of his ...
... backwoods , leavened by the presence among them of so many wild and bold spirits , could not be treated quite in the same way as the more peace- ful habitants of Lower Canada . The duty of the priest was to look after the souls of his ...
Page 98
... backwoods sense in acknowledging their effectiveness in the open . He had lived so long among the Indians , and estimated so highly their personal prowess , that his opinion must be accepted with caution where dealing with matters of ...
... backwoods sense in acknowledging their effectiveness in the open . He had lived so long among the Indians , and estimated so highly their personal prowess , that his opinion must be accepted with caution where dealing with matters of ...
Page 114
... backwoods settlement , where the presence of a strong , vigorous fighter was a source of safety to the whole community , it was impossible to expect that he would be punished with severity for offences which , in their hearts , his ...
... backwoods settlement , where the presence of a strong , vigorous fighter was a source of safety to the whole community , it was impossible to expect that he would be punished with severity for offences which , in their hearts , his ...
Page 122
... then too weak and small to contribute much to the backwoods stock ; her frontier was still in the low country . seacoast , and the mountains rising highest to the southward ( 122 ) THE BACKWOODSMEN OF THE ALLEGHANIES, 1769-1774.
... then too weak and small to contribute much to the backwoods stock ; her frontier was still in the low country . seacoast , and the mountains rising highest to the southward ( 122 ) THE BACKWOODSMEN OF THE ALLEGHANIES, 1769-1774.
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