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 8
... turned out , he might have spared himself the journey , for the settlement proved to be well within the Carolina boundary . In the fall very many men came out to the new settlement , guided thither by Robertson and Man- sker ; the ...
... turned out , he might have spared himself the journey , for the settlement proved to be well within the Carolina boundary . In the fall very many men came out to the new settlement , guided thither by Robertson and Man- sker ; the ...
Page 16
... turned their whole attention to him , and from the bluffs opened a most galling fire upon the disabled boat . He returned it as well as he could , keeping them somewhat in check , for he was a most excellent marksman . At the same time ...
... turned their whole attention to him , and from the bluffs opened a most galling fire upon the disabled boat . He returned it as well as he could , keeping them somewhat in check , for he was a most excellent marksman . At the same time ...
Page 18
... turned . their prows up stream , to stem the rapid current— a task for which they were but ill - suited . The work was very hard , the provisions were nearly gone , and the crews were almost worn out by hunger and fatigue . On the 24th ...
... turned . their prows up stream , to stem the rapid current— a task for which they were but ill - suited . The work was very hard , the provisions were nearly gone , and the crews were almost worn out by hunger and fatigue . On the 24th ...
Page 29
... turned to him in time of panic , when the ordinarily bold and daring became cowed and confused . The straits to which the set- tlers were reduced , and their wild clamor for im- 19 By some accounts there were also a few settlers left in ...
... turned to him in time of panic , when the ordinarily bold and daring became cowed and confused . The straits to which the set- tlers were reduced , and their wild clamor for im- 19 By some accounts there were also a few settlers left in ...
Page 35
... turning their horses loose . A smart interchange of shots followed , the whites having , if anything , rather the best of it , when the other and larger body of Indians rose from their hiding - place , in a clump of cedars , and ...
... turning their horses loose . A smart interchange of shots followed , the whites having , if anything , rather the best of it , when the other and larger body of Indians rose from their hiding - place , in a clump of cedars , and ...
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