The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestP. F. Collier, 1896 - 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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... to do battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque 4 The Winning of the West.
... to do battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque 4 The Winning of the West.
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Theodore Roosevelt. shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque in itself ; yet its chief interest lies in the fact that he was but a type of many other men whose lives were no less lonely and dangerous . He had no ...
Theodore Roosevelt. shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque in itself ; yet its chief interest lies in the fact that he was but a type of many other men whose lives were no less lonely and dangerous . He had no ...
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... out to the new settlement , guided thither by Robertson and Man- sker ; the former persuading a number who were bound to Kentucky to come to the Cumberland in- stead . Among them were two or three of the 8 The Winning of the West.
... out to the new settlement , guided thither by Robertson and Man- sker ; the former persuading a number who were bound to Kentucky to come to the Cumberland in- stead . Among them were two or three of the 8 The Winning of the West.
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... exceptional . instead of typical . Donelson was merely one of a hundred leaders of flotillas that went down the Western rivers at this time . ary 27 , 1780. The first ten days were uneventful 12 The Winning of the West.
... exceptional . instead of typical . Donelson was merely one of a hundred leaders of flotillas that went down the Western rivers at this time . ary 27 , 1780. The first ten days were uneventful 12 The Winning of the West.
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... Western settlers and the Spanish officers , an intercourse which was absolutely necessary , though it afterward led to many intrigues and complications . Robertson was obliged to write to Miro not only to disclaim re- sponsibility for ...
... Western settlers and the Spanish officers , an intercourse which was absolutely necessary , though it afterward led to many intrigues and complications . Robertson was obliged to write to Miro not only to disclaim re- sponsibility for ...
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