The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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... hands of the clock , and , rejecting modern progress , return to the simpler customs of the fathers ; but that , accepting the age of electricity , he wished to see it made sound and * fundamentally progressive by being based on the ...
... hands of the clock , and , rejecting modern progress , return to the simpler customs of the fathers ; but that , accepting the age of electricity , he wished to see it made sound and * fundamentally progressive by being based on the ...
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... hand- made trenchers , platters , noggins , and bowls . The cra- dle was of peeled hickory bark . Ploughshares had to be imported , but harrows and sleds were made without dif- ficulty ; and the cooper work was well done . Chaff beds ...
... hand- made trenchers , platters , noggins , and bowls . The cra- dle was of peeled hickory bark . Ploughshares had to be imported , but harrows and sleds were made without dif- ficulty ; and the cooper work was well done . Chaff beds ...
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... hand . Jails were scarce in the wilderness , and often were en- tirely wanting in a district , which , indeed , was quite likely to lack legal officers also . If punishment was in- flicted at all it was apt to be severe , and took the ...
... hand . Jails were scarce in the wilderness , and often were en- tirely wanting in a district , which , indeed , was quite likely to lack legal officers also . If punishment was in- flicted at all it was apt to be severe , and took the ...
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... hands of the red men , and on their foes they waged a terrible warfare in return . They were relentless , revengeful , sus- picious , knowing neither ruth nor pity ; they were also upright , resolute , and fearless , loyal to their ...
... hands of the red men , and on their foes they waged a terrible warfare in return . They were relentless , revengeful , sus- picious , knowing neither ruth nor pity ; they were also upright , resolute , and fearless , loyal to their ...
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... hands , wielding the long - handled , light- headed frontier axe as skillfully as other frontiersmen . His main business was that of surveyor , for his knowl- edge of the country , and his ability to travel through it , 1 in spite of ...
... hands , wielding the long - handled , light- headed frontier axe as skillfully as other frontiersmen . His main business was that of surveyor , for his knowl- edge of the country , and his ability to travel through it , 1 in spite of ...
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