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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 4
... battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque 4 The Winning of the West.
... battle against brute or human foe - a stark and sombre harbinger of the oncoming civilization . Spencer's figure , seen through the mist that shrouds early Western history , is striking and pic- turesque 4 The Winning of the West.
Page 35
... foes . This was a desperate venture , for their pieces were all discharged , and there was no time to reload them ; but they were helped by two unexpected circumstances . Their horses had taken flight at the firing , and ran off toward ...
... foes . This was a desperate venture , for their pieces were all discharged , and there was no time to reload them ; but they were helped by two unexpected circumstances . Their horses had taken flight at the firing , and ran off toward ...
Page 36
... foes . Taking advantage of this most opportune di- version , the whites ran through the lines and got into the fort , the Indians being completely occupied in defending themselves from the dogs . Five of the whites were killed , and ...
... foes . Taking advantage of this most opportune di- version , the whites ran through the lines and got into the fort , the Indians being completely occupied in defending themselves from the dogs . Five of the whites were killed , and ...
Page 37
Theodore Roosevelt. gerous of all foes on their own ground , their ex- treme caution , and dislike of suffering punishment prevented them from ever making really determined efforts to carry a fort openly by storm ; moreover , these ...
Theodore Roosevelt. gerous of all foes on their own ground , their ex- treme caution , and dislike of suffering punishment prevented them from ever making really determined efforts to carry a fort openly by storm ; moreover , these ...
Page 38
... foes were slain , yet the tables were often turned on the latter , even by those who seemed their helpless victims . Thus , once , two lads were watching at a deer lick , when some Indians came to it ; each of the boys chose his man ...
... foes were slain , yet the tables were often turned on the latter , even by those who seemed their helpless victims . Thus , once , two lads were watching at a deer lick , when some Indians came to it ; each of the boys chose his man ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adventurers American army attack backwoods backwoodsmen bands boat border British cabins canoe Cherokees Chickasaws chief claim Clair colonies conquest Continental army Continental Congress convention corn Creeks creoles Cumberland deeds Department MSS Dept dians district Draper MSS Federal fight foes force forest Franklin Franklin Government French frontier frontiersmen G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS G. R. Clark Gardoqui MSS George Rogers Clark Governor Harmar Holston horses hostile hunters immigrants Indian fighters Kasper Mansker Kentuckians Kentucky killed land lawless leaders Legislature letter lived March ment militia Miro Mississippi mountains movement murder nation North Carolina Northwest officers Ohio Papers party peace pioneers possession regular Revolution river Robertson savages scalps sent separatist settled settlements settlers Sevier Spain Spaniards Spanish Tennessee territory tion tlers took town trade treaty tribes troops Union United Vincennes Virginia Wabash war bands warfare warriors West Western whites wild wilderness Wilderness Road