The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestCharles Scribner's Sons, 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 48
... Spain already recognized in the restless borderers possible and formidable foes . Miro in answering Robertson assured him that the Spaniards were very friendly to the Western settlers , and denied that the Spanish agents were stirring ...
... Spain already recognized in the restless borderers possible and formidable foes . Miro in answering Robertson assured him that the Spaniards were very friendly to the Western settlers , and denied that the Spanish agents were stirring ...
Page 55
... they affected the western boundaries . The United States , acting together with France and Spain , had just closed a successful war with England ; but when the peace negotiations were begun , they speed- ily The War in the Northwest 55.
... they affected the western boundaries . The United States , acting together with France and Spain , had just closed a successful war with England ; but when the peace negotiations were begun , they speed- ily The War in the Northwest 55.
Page 56
... Spain's fear ; for the major part of the present territory of the United States was under Spanish dominion at the close of the Rev- olutionary War . Spain , therefore , proposed to hem in our growth by giving us the Alleghanies for our ...
... Spain's fear ; for the major part of the present territory of the United States was under Spanish dominion at the close of the Rev- olutionary War . Spain , therefore , proposed to hem in our growth by giving us the Alleghanies for our ...
Page 57
... Spain ; she cared much less to keep the West than she did to keep Gibraltar , and an agreement with the United States about the former left her free to insist on the retention of the latter . Congress , in a spirit of slavish ...
... Spain ; she cared much less to keep the West than she did to keep Gibraltar , and an agreement with the United States about the former left her free to insist on the retention of the latter . Congress , in a spirit of slavish ...
Page 59
... Spain , had conquered from England that portion of the Gulf coast known as West Florida ; and second , that when the treaty was made the United States and Great Britain mutually covenanted to do certain things , some of ( 3 ) the skill ...
... Spain , had conquered from England that portion of the Gulf coast known as West Florida ; and second , that when the treaty was made the United States and Great Britain mutually covenanted to do certain things , some of ( 3 ) the skill ...
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