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 82
... Franklin began and ended a career unique in our annals . But the current , though eddying and sluggish , set toward Union . By 1790 a firm government had been established west of the mountains , and the trans - Alleghany common- wealths ...
... Franklin began and ended a career unique in our annals . But the current , though eddying and sluggish , set toward Union . By 1790 a firm government had been established west of the mountains , and the trans - Alleghany common- wealths ...
Page 207
... Franklin . Among others , a Kentuckian wrote from Louisville to Georgia , bitterly complaining about the failure of the United States to open the Mississippi ; de- nouncing the Federal Government in extravagant language , and ...
... Franklin . Among others , a Kentuckian wrote from Louisville to Georgia , bitterly complaining about the failure of the United States to open the Mississippi ; de- nouncing the Federal Government in extravagant language , and ...
Page 217
... Franklin , then at its last gasp , under the protection of Spain.32 Robertson spoke with indifference as to whether the nation with which the Southerners allied them- selves should happen to be Spain or Britain . As a matter of fact ...
... Franklin , then at its last gasp , under the protection of Spain.32 Robertson spoke with indifference as to whether the nation with which the Southerners allied them- selves should happen to be Spain or Britain . As a matter of fact ...
Page 218
... Franklin people proposed to unite with them into a new State , with- out regard to the wishes of Virginia or of North Carolina . Restless Arthur Campbell was one of the leaders of the separatists , and went so far as to acknowledge the ...
... Franklin people proposed to unite with them into a new State , with- out regard to the wishes of Virginia or of North Carolina . Restless Arthur Campbell was one of the leaders of the separatists , and went so far as to acknowledge the ...
Page 244
... an- archy . The frontiersmen did not believe that Con- 1 Ramsey , 283. He is the best authority for the history of the curious State of Franklin . gress , hampered as it was and powerless to under- 244 The Winning of the West.
... an- archy . The frontiersmen did not believe that Con- 1 Ramsey , 283. He is the best authority for the history of the curious State of Franklin . gress , hampered as it was and powerless to under- 244 The Winning of the West.
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