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 25
... formed a representative government in which the legislative and judicial functions were not separated , and were even to a large extent combined with the executive . They had proceeded in an eminently practical man- ner , having modeled ...
... formed a representative government in which the legislative and judicial functions were not separated , and were even to a large extent combined with the executive . They had proceeded in an eminently practical man- ner , having modeled ...
Page 35
... formed between the combatants and the fort , intending to run into the latter , mixed with the fleeing riflemen . The only chance of the hemmed - in whites was to turn and try to force their way back through their far more numerous foes ...
... formed between the combatants and the fort , intending to run into the latter , mixed with the fleeing riflemen . The only chance of the hemmed - in whites was to turn and try to force their way back through their far more numerous foes ...
Page 51
... formed a far more serious obstacle to the American advance than would have been offered by an equal number of the best European troops . Their vic- tories over Braddock , Grant , and St. Clair , gained in each case with a smaller force ...
... formed a far more serious obstacle to the American advance than would have been offered by an equal number of the best European troops . Their vic- tories over Braddock , Grant , and St. Clair , gained in each case with a smaller force ...
Page 65
... formed primarily for war against outsiders , that their military organization was the essential feature , the real reason for their existence . I can hardly ac- cept this view in its entirety ; though fully recognizing the extreme ...
... formed primarily for war against outsiders , that their military organization was the essential feature , the real reason for their existence . I can hardly ac- cept this view in its entirety ; though fully recognizing the extreme ...
Page 66
... formed a homogeneous back- woods population . The wood - choppers , game hunt- ers , and Indian fighters , who dressed and lived alike , were the typical pioneers . They were a shift- ing people . In every settlement the tide ebbed and ...
... formed a homogeneous back- woods population . The wood - choppers , game hunt- ers , and Indian fighters , who dressed and lived alike , were the typical pioneers . They were a shift- ing people . In every settlement the tide ebbed and ...
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