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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... already well known to hunters . Who had first visited it can not be said ; though tradition has kept the names of several among the many who at times halted there while on their wan- derings.1 Old Kasper Mansker and others had made ...
... already well known to hunters . Who had first visited it can not be said ; though tradition has kept the names of several among the many who at times halted there while on their wan- derings.1 Old Kasper Mansker and others had made ...
Page 43
... already done so , take the oath of abjuration and fidelity . Until full governmental protection could be se- cured the commonwealth was forced to act as a lit- tle sovereign state , bent on keeping the peace , and yet on protecting ...
... already done so , take the oath of abjuration and fidelity . Until full governmental protection could be se- cured the commonwealth was forced to act as a lit- tle sovereign state , bent on keeping the peace , and yet on protecting ...
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... already marked out . The increase of population had brought an increase of wealth . The settlers were still fron- tiersmen , clad in buckskin or homespun , with raw- hide moccasins , living in log - cabins , and sleeping under bearskins ...
... already marked out . The increase of population had brought an increase of wealth . The settlers were still fron- tiersmen , clad in buckskin or homespun , with raw- hide moccasins , living in log - cabins , and sleeping under bearskins ...
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... 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 up ...
... 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 up ...
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... already a few families on the Monongahela , the head of the Kanawha , and the upper Holston ; but they were in close touch with the people behind them . • These figures are simply estimates ; but they are based on careful study and ...
... already a few families on the Monongahela , the head of the Kanawha , and the upper Holston ; but they were in close touch with the people behind them . • These figures are simply estimates ; but they are based on careful study and ...
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