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 44
... trade with the Indians , but really to plunder the Spaniards on the Mississippi . They were joined by some Chickasaws , and at first met with some success in their piratical attacks , not only on the Spanish trading - boats , but on ...
... trade with the Indians , but really to plunder the Spaniards on the Mississippi . They were joined by some Chickasaws , and at first met with some success in their piratical attacks , not only on the Spanish trading - boats , but on ...
Page 87
... trade or the overland commerce by pack - train . Lawyers not only expected to make their living by their proper calling , but also to rise to the first places in the commonwealths , for in these new communities , as in the older States ...
... trade or the overland commerce by pack - train . Lawyers not only expected to make their living by their proper calling , but also to rise to the first places in the commonwealths , for in these new communities , as in the older States ...
Page 89
... trade were very uncertain . If he lived in a sea - coast town , he might do some- thing with the clipper ships that ran to Europe and China . If he lived elsewhere , his one chance of acquiring great wealth , and his best chance to ac ...
... trade were very uncertain . If he lived in a sea - coast town , he might do some- thing with the clipper ships that ran to Europe and China . If he lived elsewhere , his one chance of acquiring great wealth , and his best chance to ac ...
Page 108
... trade , largely carried on by French trappers , was still of great im- portance in Kentucky and Tennessee . North of the Ohio it was the attraction which tempted white men into the wilderness . Its profitable nature was the chief reason ...
... trade , largely carried on by French trappers , was still of great im- portance in Kentucky and Tennessee . North of the Ohio it was the attraction which tempted white men into the wilderness . Its profitable nature was the chief reason ...
Page 109
... trade was Boone . Although no longer a real leader in Kentucky life he still occupied quite a prominent position , and served as a Representative in the Virginia Legislature , 28 while his fame as a hunter and explorer was now spread ...
... trade was Boone . Although no longer a real leader in Kentucky life he still occupied quite a prominent position , and served as a Representative in the Virginia Legislature , 28 while his fame as a hunter and explorer was now spread ...
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