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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Page 2
... families might have it to eat when they followed in the fall . The spot was already well known to hunters . Who had first visited it can not be said ; though tradition has kept the names of several among the many who at times halted ...
... families might have it to eat when they followed in the fall . The spot was already well known to hunters . Who had first visited it can not be said ; though tradition has kept the names of several among the many who at times halted ...
Page 6
... families , leaving three of their number " to keep the buffaloes out of the corn . " Robertson himself first went north through the wilderness to see George Rogers Clark in Illi- nois , to purchase cabin - rights from him . This act ...
... families , leaving three of their number " to keep the buffaloes out of the corn . " Robertson himself first went north through the wilderness to see George Rogers Clark in Illi- nois , to purchase cabin - rights from him . This act ...
Page 9
... families . Robertson's party started in the fall , being both preceded and followed by other companies of set- tlers , some of whom were accompanied by their wives and children . Cold weather of extraordinary severity set in during ...
... families . Robertson's party started in the fall , being both preceded and followed by other companies of set- tlers , some of whom were accompanied by their wives and children . Cold weather of extraordinary severity set in during ...
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... families of some of them . They embarked at Holston , Long Island , on De- cember 22d , but falling water and heavy frosts de- tained them two months , and the voyage did not really begin until they left Cloud Creek on Febru- down the ...
... families of some of them . They embarked at Holston , Long Island , on De- cember 22d , but falling water and heavy frosts de- tained them two months , and the voyage did not really begin until they left Cloud Creek on Febru- down the ...
Page 19
... families of the same name building a village which grew to be called after them . Among these 11 Two hundred and fifty - six names are subscribed to the compact of government ; and in addition there were the women , children , the few ...
... families of the same name building a village which grew to be called after them . Among these 11 Two hundred and fifty - six names are subscribed to the compact of government ; and in addition there were the women , children , the few ...
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