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 12
... taken prisoner , " etc. It is curious that none of the Tennessee annalists have no- ticed the departure of this expedition ; very , very few of the deeds and wanderings of the old frontiersmen have been re- corded ; and in consequence ...
... taken prisoner , " etc. It is curious that none of the Tennessee annalists have no- ticed the departure of this expedition ; very , very few of the deeds and wanderings of the old frontiersmen have been re- corded ; and in consequence ...
Page 13
... taken up again for three days , though " many guns were fired to fetch him in , " and the four - pounder on the Adven- ture was discharged for the same purpose . A ne- gro became " much frosted in his feet and legs , of which he died ...
... taken up again for three days , though " many guns were fired to fetch him in , " and the four - pounder on the Adven- ture was discharged for the same purpose . A ne- gro became " much frosted in his feet and legs , of which he died ...
Page 24
... taken away by law , " he was to be bound and sent under guard to some place where he could be legally dealt with . The Court levied fines , payable in money or provisions , entered up judgments and awarded executions , and granted ...
... taken away by law , " he was to be bound and sent under guard to some place where he could be legally dealt with . The Court levied fines , payable in money or provisions , entered up judgments and awarded executions , and granted ...
Page 35
... taken flight at the firing , and ran off toward the fort , pass- ing to one side of the intervening line of Indians ; and many of the latter , eager for such booty , ran off to catch them . Meanwhile , the remaining men in the fort saw ...
... taken flight at the firing , and ran off toward the fort , pass- ing to one side of the intervening line of Indians ; and many of the latter , eager for such booty , ran off to catch them . Meanwhile , the remaining men in the fort saw ...
Page 36
... taken five scalps and a number of horses ; but they had failed in their main object , and the whites had taken two scalps , besides killing and wounding oth- ers of the red men , who were carried off by their comrades . After the ...
... taken five scalps and a number of horses ; but they had failed in their main object , and the whites had taken two scalps , besides killing and wounding oth- ers of the red men , who were carried off by their comrades . After the ...
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