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 162
... command of the neighboring militia . At once , as was his wont , he raised a band of twenty men , and followed the plun- derers across the Ohio . Riding well in advance of 33 Draper MSS . Whitley's MSS . Narrative , apparently dictated ...
... command of the neighboring militia . At once , as was his wont , he raised a band of twenty men , and followed the plun- derers across the Ohio . Riding well in advance of 33 Draper MSS . Whitley's MSS . Narrative , apparently dictated ...
Page 172
... command- ers , their dependence on their followers , and the in- ability of the decent men to punish the atrocious misdeeds of their associates . These expeditions were followed by others on a smaller scale , but of like character ...
... command- ers , their dependence on their followers , and the in- ability of the decent men to punish the atrocious misdeeds of their associates . These expeditions were followed by others on a smaller scale , but of like character ...
Page 268
... command with utter defiance . Not only the Creeks but even the distant Choctaws and Chickasaws became uneasy and irritated over the American encroachments , while the French traders who came up the Tennessee preached war to the Indians ...
... command with utter defiance . Not only the Creeks but even the distant Choctaws and Chickasaws became uneasy and irritated over the American encroachments , while the French traders who came up the Tennessee preached war to the Indians ...
Page 277
... command , and on the 24th of the month reached the lower settlements on the Hol- ston River.29 Here he found that a couple of set- tlers had been killed by Indians a few days before , and he met a party or riflemen who had gathered to ...
... command , and on the 24th of the month reached the lower settlements on the Hol- ston River.29 Here he found that a couple of set- tlers had been killed by Indians a few days before , and he met a party or riflemen who had gathered to ...
Page 286
... command whenever it was possible . Sevier swam well in troubled wa- ters , and he profited by the storm he had done so much to raise . Again and again during the summer of 1788 he led his bands of wild horsemen on forays against the ...
... command whenever it was possible . Sevier swam well in troubled wa- ters , and he profited by the storm he had done so much to raise . Again and again during the summer of 1788 he led his bands of wild horsemen on forays against the ...
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