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To the end of his days he remained a solitary hunter and Indian fighter , spurning
restraint and comfort , and seeking the strong excitement of danger to give zest to
his life . Even in the time of the greatest peril from the savages he would not ...
To the end of his days he remained a solitary hunter and Indian fighter , spurning
restraint and comfort , and seeking the strong excitement of danger to give zest to
his life . Even in the time of the greatest peril from the savages he would not ...
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One by one the stockades were deserted , until finally all the settlers who
remained were gathered in Nashborough and Freelands.19 The Cumberland
country would have been abandoned to the Indians , had Robertson not shown
himself to ...
One by one the stockades were deserted , until finally all the settlers who
remained were gathered in Nashborough and Freelands.19 The Cumberland
country would have been abandoned to the Indians , had Robertson not shown
himself to ...
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He did not attempt to make light of the perils that confronted them if they
remained , but he asked them to ponder well if the beauty and fertility of the land
did not warrant some risk being run to hold it , now that it was won . They were at
last in a ...
He did not attempt to make light of the perils that confronted them if they
remained , but he asked them to ponder well if the beauty and fertility of the land
did not warrant some risk being run to hold it , now that it was won . They were at
last in a ...
Page 45
... were various sports , such as ball - games and foot - races ; and the treaty was
brought to a satisfactory conclusion . ' It did not put a complete stop to the Indian
outrages , but it greatly diminished them . The Chickasaws thereafter remained ...
... were various sports , such as ball - games and foot - races ; and the treaty was
brought to a satisfactory conclusion . ' It did not put a complete stop to the Indian
outrages , but it greatly diminished them . The Chickasaws thereafter remained ...
Page 60
Great Britain agreed to recognize the lakes as our northern boundary , but , on
the alleged ground that we did not fulfil certain of our promises , she declined to
fulfil this agreement , and the lake posts remained in her hands until the Jay
treaty ...
Great Britain agreed to recognize the lakes as our northern boundary , but , on
the alleged ground that we did not fulfil certain of our promises , she declined to
fulfil this agreement , and the lake posts remained in her hands until the Jay
treaty ...
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| Title | The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the West Volume 7 of The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt |
| Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher | P. F. Collier, 1896 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 13 Feb 2013 |
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