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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... 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 pardoned for failing to see that it was of more importance to have it owned ...
... 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 pardoned for failing to see that it was of more importance to have it owned ...
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... wild herds had beaten out broad trails . The only open places were the licks , sometimes as large as corn - fields , where the hoofs of the game had trodden the ground bare of vegetation , and chan- neled its surface with winding seams ...
... wild herds had beaten out broad trails . The only open places were the licks , sometimes as large as corn - fields , where the hoofs of the game had trodden the ground bare of vegetation , and chan- neled its surface with winding seams ...
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... wild beasts gathered to prey on the tame herds . The Indians began to commit murders , kill the stock , and drive off the horses in April , and their ravages continued unceasingly throughout the year . Among the slain was a son of ...
... wild beasts gathered to prey on the tame herds . The Indians began to commit murders , kill the stock , and drive off the horses in April , and their ravages continued unceasingly throughout the year . Among the slain was a son of ...
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... wild beasts . They were regularly stalked as they still - hunted the game , or were ambushed as they returned with their horses laden with meat . The inhabitants of one station were all either killed or captured . Robertson led pursuing ...
... wild beasts . They were regularly stalked as they still - hunted the game , or were ambushed as they returned with their horses laden with meat . The inhabitants of one station were all either killed or captured . Robertson led pursuing ...
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... wild clamor for im- 19 By some accounts there were also a few settlers left in Eaton's Station ; and Mansker's was rarely entirely deserted for any length of time . mediate flight , the danger from the Indians , the The War in the ...
... wild clamor for im- 19 By some accounts there were also a few settlers left in Eaton's Station ; and Mansker's was rarely entirely deserted for any length of time . mediate flight , the danger from the Indians , the The War in the ...
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