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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... blood . In most cases , however , the victorious invaders merely intruded themselves among the original and far more numerous owners of the land , ruled over them , and were absorbed by them . This happened to both Teuton and ...
... blood . In most cases , however , the victorious invaders merely intruded themselves among the original and far more numerous owners of the land , ruled over them , and were absorbed by them . This happened to both Teuton and ...
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... blood , sprang anew into vigorous life , and became for the time being the leaders of the European world .. There was but one land whereof the winning made a lasting addition to Germanic soil ; but this land was destined to be of more ...
... blood , sprang anew into vigorous life , and became for the time being the leaders of the European world .. There was but one land whereof the winning made a lasting addition to Germanic soil ; but this land was destined to be of more ...
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... blood was added , to be speedily absorbed ; while the invaders took the lan- guage of the conquered people , and established themselves as the ruling class . Thus the modern nations who sprang from this mixture derive por- tions of ...
... blood was added , to be speedily absorbed ; while the invaders took the lan- guage of the conquered people , and established themselves as the ruling class . Thus the modern nations who sprang from this mixture derive por- tions of ...
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... blood , and , in addition , there had been a considerable Scandinavian admixture . More important still were the radical changes brought by the Norman conquest ; chief among them the transformation of the old English tongue into the ...
... blood , and , in addition , there had been a considerable Scandinavian admixture . More important still were the radical changes brought by the Norman conquest ; chief among them the transformation of the old English tongue into the ...
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... blood of the average Englishman , exactly as the English strain is domi- nant in the blood of the average American . Twice a portion of the race has shifted its home , in each case undergoing a marked change due both to out- side ...
... blood of the average Englishman , exactly as the English strain is domi- nant in the blood of the average American . Twice a portion of the race has shifted its home , in each case undergoing a marked change due both to out- side ...
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