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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... land . It was agreed that a small party of explorers should go first in the early spring to plant corn , that the families might have it to eat when they followed in the fall . The spot was already well known to hunters . Who had first ...
... land . It was agreed that a small party of explorers should go first in the early spring to plant corn , that the families might have it to eat when they followed in the fall . The spot was already well known to hunters . Who had first ...
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... land on which to settle . Other hunters were with him , and they stayed some time . A creole trapper from the Wa- bash was then living in a cabin on the south side of the river . He did not meet the new - comers ; but 2 The locality ...
... land on which to settle . Other hunters were with him , and they stayed some time . A creole trapper from the Wa- bash was then living in a cabin on the south side of the river . He did not meet the new - comers ; but 2 The locality ...
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... land . Robertson left the Wa- tauga settlements soon after the spring opened , * " Southwestern Monthly , " Nashville , 1852 , Vol . II . Gen- eral Hall's narrative . 4 It is very difficult to reconcile the dates of these early ...
... land . Robertson left the Wa- tauga settlements soon after the spring opened , * " Southwestern Monthly , " Nashville , 1852 , Vol . II . Gen- eral Hall's narrative . 4 It is very difficult to reconcile the dates of these early ...
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... land River . Then he struck off southwest through the wilderness , lightening his labor by taking the broad , well - beaten buffalo trails whenever they led in his direction ; they were very distinct near the pools and springs , and ...
... land River . Then he struck off southwest through the wilderness , lightening his labor by taking the broad , well - beaten buffalo trails whenever they led in his direction ; they were very distinct near the pools and springs , and ...
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... land - not merely land for settlement , but land for speculative purposes . Wild land was then so abun- dant that the quantity literally seemed inexhaustible ; and it was absolutely valueless until settled . Our forefathers may well be ...
... land - not merely land for settlement , but land for speculative purposes . Wild land was then so abun- dant that the quantity literally seemed inexhaustible ; and it was absolutely valueless until settled . Our forefathers may well be ...
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