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 5
... chief interest lies in the fact that he was but a type of many other men whose lives were no less lonely and dangerous . He had no qualities to make him a leader when settle- ments sprang up around him . To the end of his days he ...
... chief interest lies in the fact that he was but a type of many other men whose lives were no less lonely and dangerous . He had no qualities to make him a leader when settle- ments sprang up around him . To the end of his days he ...
Page 12
... chief boat , the flag- ship of the flotilla , was the Adventure , a great scow , in which there were over thirty men , besides the families of some of them . They embarked at Holston , Long Island , on De- cember 22d , but falling water ...
... chief boat , the flag- ship of the flotilla , was the Adventure , a great scow , in which there were over thirty men , besides the families of some of them . They embarked at Holston , Long Island , on De- cember 22d , but falling water ...
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... the Cumberland " constitutions , ' " and the close agreement of the latter with the Watauga articles , assuredly point to Robertson as the chief author . from Nashborough , two from Mansker's , two from Bledsoe's 22 The Winning of the West.
... the Cumberland " constitutions , ' " and the close agreement of the latter with the Watauga articles , assuredly point to Robertson as the chief author . from Nashborough , two from Mansker's , two from Bledsoe's 22 The Winning of the West.
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... chief reasons for the use of small bores . They therefore used comparatively little ammunition . Nevertheless , by the beginning of winter both powder and bullets began to fail . In this emergency Robertson again came to the front to ...
... chief reasons for the use of small bores . They therefore used comparatively little ammunition . Nevertheless , by the beginning of winter both powder and bullets began to fail . In this emergency Robertson again came to the front to ...
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... chiefs and warriors of the Chickasaws , Cherokees , and even Creeks appeared . There were various sports , such as ball - games and foot - races ; and the treaty was brought to a satis- factory conclusion . It did not put a complete ...
... chiefs and warriors of the Chickasaws , Cherokees , and even Creeks appeared . There were various sports , such as ball - games and foot - races ; and the treaty was brought to a satis- factory conclusion . It did not put a complete ...
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