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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... disas- trous to the whites . He was prosperous and suc- VOL . VII.- -I cessful in his private affairs ; nevertheless , in 1779 ( 1 ) THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST (CONTINUED) ROBERTSON FOUNDS THE CUMBERLAND SETTLE- MENT, 1779-1780.
... disas- trous to the whites . He was prosperous and suc- VOL . VII.- -I cessful in his private affairs ; nevertheless , in 1779 ( 1 ) THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST (CONTINUED) ROBERTSON FOUNDS THE CUMBERLAND SETTLE- MENT, 1779-1780.
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... White House . Robertson , meanwhile , was to lead the rest of the men by land , so that they should get there first and make ready for the com- ing of their families . Robertson's party started in the fall , being both preceded and ...
... White House . Robertson , meanwhile , was to lead the rest of the men by land , so that they should get there first and make ready for the com- ing of their families . Robertson's party started in the fall , being both preceded and ...
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... whites saw a number of other canoes putting off , loaded with armed warriors , painted black and red . The half - breed instantly told the Indians round about to paddle to the shore , and warned the whites to push off at once , at the ...
... whites saw a number of other canoes putting off , loaded with armed warriors , painted black and red . The half - breed instantly told the Indians round about to paddle to the shore , and warned the whites to push off at once , at the ...
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... whites settled were uninhabited , and were claimed as hunting - grounds by many hos- tile tribes ; so that it is certain that no one tribe had any real title to them . True to their customs and traditions , and to their race - capacity ...
... whites settled were uninhabited , and were claimed as hunting - grounds by many hos- tile tribes ; so that it is certain that no one tribe had any real title to them . True to their customs and traditions , and to their race - capacity ...
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... whites clear color of title to the valleys of the Kentucky and Cumberland , played somewhat the same part , though on a smaller scale , in the settlement made by Robertson as in that made by Boone . He and the Virginian commissioner ...
... whites clear color of title to the valleys of the Kentucky and Cumberland , played somewhat the same part , though on a smaller scale , in the settlement made by Robertson as in that made by Boone . He and the Virginian commissioner ...
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