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 44
... Spaniards on the Mississippi . They were joined by some Chickasaws , and at first met with some success in their piratical attacks , not only on the Spanish trading - boats , but on those of the French creoles , and even the Americans ...
... Spaniards on the Mississippi . They were joined by some Chickasaws , and at first met with some success in their piratical attacks , not only on the Spanish trading - boats , but on those of the French creoles , and even the Americans ...
Page 47
... 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.
... 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
... Spaniards were very friendly to the Western settlers , and denied that the Spanish agents were stirring up trouble . He also told him that the harassed Cherokees , weary of ceaseless warfare , had asked permission to settle west of the ...
... Spaniards were very friendly to the Western settlers , and denied that the Spanish agents were stirring up trouble . He also told him that the harassed Cherokees , weary of ceaseless warfare , had asked permission to settle west of the ...
Page 59
... Spaniards ; but this is very doubtful . The British at Detroit would have been far more likely to have conquered the Spaniards at St. Louis ; at any rate there is small proba- bility that they would have been seriously troubled by the ...
... Spaniards ; but this is very doubtful . The British at Detroit would have been far more likely to have conquered the Spaniards at St. Louis ; at any rate there is small proba- bility that they would have been seriously troubled by the ...
Page 73
... Spaniards is well illustrated by the fact that the Gardoqui MSS . give clear proof that they were assisting the Creeks with arms and ammunition at the very time Miro was writing these letters . See the Gardoqui MSS . , passim ...
... Spaniards is well illustrated by the fact that the Gardoqui MSS . give clear proof that they were assisting the Creeks with arms and ammunition at the very time Miro was writing these letters . See the Gardoqui MSS . , passim ...
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