The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestCharles Scribner's Sons, 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 24
... officers elected at the various stations should have power to call out the militia when they deemed it necessary to repel or pursue the enemy . They were also given power to fine such men as disobeyed them , and to impress horses if ...
... officers elected at the various stations should have power to call out the militia when they deemed it necessary to repel or pursue the enemy . They were also given power to fine such men as disobeyed them , and to impress horses if ...
Page 25
... officers . They made the changes that their peculiar position required , grafting the elective and representative systems on the one they adopted , and of course enlarging the scope of the court's action . Their compact was thus in some ...
... officers . They made the changes that their peculiar position required , grafting the elective and representative systems on the one they adopted , and of course enlarging the scope of the court's action . Their compact was thus in some ...
Page 38
... officers depended largely on their individual prowess ; they were the actual , not titular , leaders of their men . Old Kasper Mansker , one of the most successful , may be taken as a type of the rest . He was ultimately made a colonel ...
... officers depended largely on their individual prowess ; they were the actual , not titular , leaders of their men . Old Kasper Mansker , one of the most successful , may be taken as a type of the rest . He was ultimately made a colonel ...
Page 47
... officers , an intercourse which was absolutely necessary , though it afterward led to many intrigues and complications . Robertson was obliged to write to Miro not only to disclaim re- sponsibility for the piratical deeds of men like ...
... officers , an intercourse which was absolutely necessary , though it afterward led to many intrigues and complications . Robertson was obliged to write to Miro not only to disclaim re- sponsibility for the piratical deeds of men like ...
Page 55
... officers continued to do as they had already done — that is , to hold adverse possession of the land , scornfully heedless of the claims of the different colonies . The coun- try was de facto part of Canada ; the Americans tried to ...
... officers continued to do as they had already done — that is , to hold adverse possession of the land , scornfully heedless of the claims of the different colonies . The coun- try was de facto part of Canada ; the Americans tried to ...
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