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 47
... eighteen feet square , with a lean - to or shed of twelve feet on one side . The contracts for building were let out at vendue to the lowest bidder . with the British than the Spaniards began to incite the The War in the Northwest 47.
... eighteen feet square , with a lean - to or shed of twelve feet on one side . The contracts for building were let out at vendue to the lowest bidder . with the British than the Spaniards began to incite the The War in the Northwest 47.
Page 48
Theodore Roosevelt. with the British than the Spaniards began to incite the savages to take up once more the hatchet they had just dropped , 12 for Spain already recognized in the restless borderers possible and formidable foes . Miro in ...
Theodore Roosevelt. with the British than the Spaniards began to incite the savages to take up once more the hatchet they had just dropped , 12 for Spain already recognized in the restless borderers possible and formidable foes . Miro in ...
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... British discipline is in Flanders ; and British discipline in the woods is the way to have men slaughtered , with scarcely any chance of defending themselves . " 4 A comparison of the two victories gained by the backwoodsmen , at the ...
... British discipline is in Flanders ; and British discipline in the woods is the way to have men slaughtered , with scarcely any chance of defending themselves . " 4 A comparison of the two victories gained by the backwoodsmen , at the ...
Page 53
... British , who furnished them with arms , ammunition , and pro- visions , and sometimes also with leaders and with bands of auxiliary white troops , French , British , and tories . It was this that gave to the Revolution- ary contest its ...
... British , who furnished them with arms , ammunition , and pro- visions , and sometimes also with leaders and with bands of auxiliary white troops , French , British , and tories . It was this that gave to the Revolution- ary contest its ...
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... British . Before the Revolution began , 5 During this Indian war , covering the period from Brad- dock's to Grant's defeat , Smith , a good authority , estimates that the frontiers were laid waste , and population driven back , over an ...
... British . Before the Revolution began , 5 During this Indian war , covering the period from Brad- dock's to Grant's defeat , Smith , a good authority , estimates that the frontiers were laid waste , and population driven back , over an ...
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