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 17
... tion , kept in good health . Sailing by night as well as day , they caught up with the rest of the flotilla before dawn on the second morning afterward , the men being roused from their watch - fires by the cries of " help poor Jennings ...
... tion , kept in good health . Sailing by night as well as day , they caught up with the rest of the flotilla before dawn on the second morning afterward , the men being roused from their watch - fires by the cries of " help poor Jennings ...
Page 31
... tion ; and at once set forth on his journey , across the long stretches of snow - powdered barrens , and desolate , Indian - haunted woodland . CHAPTER VIII THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENTS TO THE CLOSE R OF The War in the Northwest 31.
... tion ; and at once set forth on his journey , across the long stretches of snow - powdered barrens , and desolate , Indian - haunted woodland . CHAPTER VIII THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENTS TO THE CLOSE R OF The War in the Northwest 31.
Page 33
... tion by an attack in the darkness . In the dead of the night the attempt was made . One by one the warriors left the protection of the tangled wood- growth , slipped silently across the open space , and crouched under the heavy timber ...
... tion by an attack in the darkness . In the dead of the night the attempt was made . One by one the warriors left the protection of the tangled wood- growth , slipped silently across the open space , and crouched under the heavy timber ...
Page 37
... tion to the Cumberland settlements exactly as they had previously done toward those on the Kentucky and Watauga . They harassed the settlers from the outset ; but they did not wake up to the necessity for a formidable and combined ...
... tion to the Cumberland settlements exactly as they had previously done toward those on the Kentucky and Watauga . They harassed the settlers from the outset ; but they did not wake up to the necessity for a formidable and combined ...
Page 43
... tion , preferring a condition of absolute freedom from law . The committee , however , after waiting a proper time , forced these men in by simply serv- ing notice that thereafter they would be treated as beyond the pale of the law ...
... tion , preferring a condition of absolute freedom from law . The committee , however , after waiting a proper time , forced these men in by simply serv- ing notice that thereafter they would be treated as beyond the pale of the law ...
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