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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... V. KENTUCKY'S STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD , 1784- 1790 294 ST . CLAIR AND WAYNE I. THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY ; OHIO , 1787-1790 . II . THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST , 1787-1790 . • 325 373 THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST ( CONTINUED ) CHAPTER VII 126323.
... V. KENTUCKY'S STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD , 1784- 1790 294 ST . CLAIR AND WAYNE I. THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY ; OHIO , 1787-1790 . II . THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST , 1787-1790 . • 325 373 THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST ( CONTINUED ) CHAPTER VII 126323.
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... territory , guaranteeing them good treatment.13 In spite of Miro's fair words the Spanish agents continued to intrigue against the Americans , and especially against the Cumberland people . Yet there was no open break . The Spanish ...
... territory , guaranteeing them good treatment.13 In spite of Miro's fair words the Spanish agents continued to intrigue against the Americans , and especially against the Cumberland people . Yet there was no open break . The Spanish ...
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... territories . Every step , was accom- panied by stubborn and bloody fighting with the Indians . The forest tribes were exceedingly formid- able opponents ; it is not too much to say that they formed a far more serious obstacle to the ...
... territories . Every step , was accom- panied by stubborn and bloody fighting with the Indians . The forest tribes were exceedingly formid- able opponents ; it is not too much to say that they formed a far more serious obstacle to the ...
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... territory of the United States was under Spanish dominion at the close of the Rev- olutionary War . Spain , therefore , proposed to hem in our growth by giving us the Alleghanies for our western boundary . France was the ally of America ...
... territory of the United States was under Spanish dominion at the close of the Rev- olutionary War . Spain , therefore , proposed to hem in our growth by giving us the Alleghanies for our western boundary . France was the ally of America ...
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... territory , much stress was laid on the old colonial charters ; but underneath all the verbiage it was practically admitted that these charters con- ferred merely inchoate rights , which became com- plete only after conquest and ...
... territory , much stress was laid on the old colonial charters ; but underneath all the verbiage it was practically admitted that these charters con- ferred merely inchoate rights , which became com- plete only after conquest and ...
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