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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... woods- men ; it is only by chance that some of their names have been kept and others lost ; the point to be remembered is that many hunters were wandering over the land at the same time , that they drifted to many different places , and ...
... woods- men ; it is only by chance that some of their names have been kept and others lost ; the point to be remembered is that many hunters were wandering over the land at the same time , that they drifted to many different places , and ...
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... woods , sleeping by his camp - fire or in the hollow tree - trunk , ever ready to do battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds ...
... woods , sleeping by his camp - fire or in the hollow tree - trunk , ever ready to do battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds ...
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... woods and canebrakes , through which the 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 ...
... woods and canebrakes , through which the 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 ...
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... woods . Some gathered quantities of wal- nuts , hickory - nuts , and shellbarks , and the hunters wrought havoc among the vast herds of game . During the early winter one party of twenty men that went up Caney Fork on a short trip ...
... woods . Some gathered quantities of wal- nuts , hickory - nuts , and shellbarks , and the hunters wrought havoc among the vast herds of game . During the early winter one party of twenty men that went up Caney Fork on a short trip ...
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... woods , trusting solely to his own sharp senses for his safety . In the evening of January 15 , 1781 , he reached Freeland's Station , and was joyfully received by the inmates . They supped late , and then sat up for some time , talking ...
... woods , trusting solely to his own sharp senses for his safety . In the evening of January 15 , 1781 , he reached Freeland's Station , and was joyfully received by the inmates . They supped late , and then sat up for some time , talking ...
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