The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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... carried in his leather wallet to serve often as his only food . But he planted orchards and raised melons , potatoes , and many other fruits and vege- tables as well ; and he had usually a horse or two , cows , and perhaps hogs and ...
... carried in his leather wallet to serve often as his only food . But he planted orchards and raised melons , potatoes , and many other fruits and vege- tables as well ; and he had usually a horse or two , cows , and perhaps hogs and ...
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... carried his long rifle , and traversed roads not a mile of which was free from the danger of Indian attack . The settlements in the early years depended exclusively upon game for their meat , and Boone was the mightiest of all the ...
... carried his long rifle , and traversed roads not a mile of which was free from the danger of Indian attack . The settlements in the early years depended exclusively upon game for their meat , and Boone was the mightiest of all the ...
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... carried off by the Indians . The old hunter was a prisoner with them for some months , but finally made his escape and came home through the trackless woods as straight as the wild pigeon flies . He was ever on the watch to ward off the ...
... carried off by the Indians . The old hunter was a prisoner with them for some months , but finally made his escape and came home through the trackless woods as straight as the wild pigeon flies . He was ever on the watch to ward off the ...
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... carry home the notes of their trip so far , and a few valuable specimens . The party that started west- ward numbered thirty - two adults , all told ; for one ser- geant had died , and two or three persons had volun- teered at the ...
... carry home the notes of their trip so far , and a few valuable specimens . The party that started west- ward numbered thirty - two adults , all told ; for one ser- geant had died , and two or three persons had volun- teered at the ...
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... carried into every thought and deed of his daily life the precepts of the faith he cher- ished . He was a tender and loving husband and father , kind - hearted and gentle to all with whom he was brought in contact , yet in the times ...
... carried into every thought and deed of his daily life the precepts of the faith he cher- ished . He was a tender and loving husband and father , kind - hearted and gentle to all with whom he was brought in contact , yet in the times ...
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