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Making the best of their way over the inhospitable desert , and fortunately
escaping any roving bands of unfriendly Indians , the cavalcade struck through a
range of stony mountains , called the Black Hills , and in a few days afterward
came in ...
Making the best of their way over the inhospitable desert , and fortunately
escaping any roving bands of unfriendly Indians , the cavalcade struck through a
range of stony mountains , called the Black Hills , and in a few days afterward
came in ...
Side 59
Accordingly , in five minutes afterward , a bullet sealed the fate of the unfortunate
visitor , and my men were set to work , making fires and rummaging out the long -
neglected stew - pans , while I engaged myself at once and with very ...
Accordingly , in five minutes afterward , a bullet sealed the fate of the unfortunate
visitor , and my men were set to work , making fires and rummaging out the long -
neglected stew - pans , while I engaged myself at once and with very ...
Side 97
My heart sickened at the extent of carnage , and I was almost sinking with the
faintness it produced , when I was roused by a grean so full of anguish and pain ,
that for a long time afterward its echo seemed to reach me . I found that it came ...
My heart sickened at the extent of carnage , and I was almost sinking with the
faintness it produced , when I was roused by a grean so full of anguish and pain ,
that for a long time afterward its echo seemed to reach me . I found that it came ...
Side 100
... a kettle of hot water was poured from above , and shortly afterward a proposal
was made to the captain from the prisoners to leave the vessel in the launch ,
provided he handed up to them the necessary supplies . This he refused , and
then ...
... a kettle of hot water was poured from above , and shortly afterward a proposal
was made to the captain from the prisoners to leave the vessel in the launch ,
provided he handed up to them the necessary supplies . This he refused , and
then ...
Side 103
The wounded were immediately landed , and conveyed to the hospital , and the
dead bodies were afterward brought on shore . The burial - ground is close to the
beach . A heavy surf rolls mournfully over the reef . The moon had just risen ...
The wounded were immediately landed , and conveyed to the hospital , and the
dead bodies were afterward brought on shore . The burial - ground is close to the
beach . A heavy surf rolls mournfully over the reef . The moon had just risen ...
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able afterward allowed appeared approach arrived attempt became boat body brought called Captain cause close commanded companions conduct continued course covered crew danger death direction distance effect entered escape expected eyes feelings feet felt fire five formed four gave give ground half hands head heard hope horses hundred immediately Indians island Italy kind land least leave length less lived looked means miles mind minutes months morning natives never night officers once party passed person poor present prison raft reached received remained returned river sail sailors saved says scarcely seemed seen seized Selkirk sent served ship shore short side sight situation soon suffered taken thing thought till tion took travelers turned vessel whole wind young
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| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |