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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... leader among the Holston and Watauga people . He had at dif- ferent times played the foremost part in organizing the civil government and in repelling outside attack . He had been particularly successful in his dealings with the Indians ...
... leader among the Holston and Watauga people . He had at dif- ferent times played the foremost part in organizing the civil government and in repelling outside attack . He had been particularly successful in his dealings with the Indians ...
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... leader when settle- ments sprang up around him . To the end of his days he remained a solitary hunter and Indian fighter , spurning restraint and comfort , and seeking the strong excitement of danger to give zest to his life . Even in ...
... leader when settle- ments sprang up around him . To the end of his days he remained a solitary hunter and Indian fighter , spurning restraint and comfort , and seeking the strong excitement of danger to give zest to his life . Even in ...
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... leader- ship of Kasper Mansker . 5 As soon as the corn was planted and cabins put up , most of the intending settlers returned to their old homes to bring out their families , leaving three of their number " to keep the buffaloes out of ...
... leader- ship of Kasper Mansker . 5 As soon as the corn was planted and cabins put up , most of the intending settlers returned to their old homes to bring out their families , leaving three of their number " to keep the buffaloes out of ...
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... leader of the expedition , has been preserved . " As • MSS . on " Dunham Pioneers , " in Nashville Hist . Society . Daniel , a veteran stockman , was very angry when he heard what had happened . 9 Original MS . “ Journal of Voyage ...
... leader of the expedition , has been preserved . " As • MSS . on " Dunham Pioneers , " in Nashville Hist . Society . Daniel , a veteran stockman , was very angry when he heard what had happened . 9 Original MS . “ Journal of Voyage ...
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... as being 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.
... as being 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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