Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record |
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... direction ; but to the eastward of the river , and about eight miles from it , was seen & range of high bluffs , or sand - banks , stretching away to the south - east till lost in the far distance . The travelers were not less ...
... direction ; but to the eastward of the river , and about eight miles from it , was seen & range of high bluffs , or sand - banks , stretching away to the south - east till lost in the far distance . The travelers were not less ...
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Having got rid of these suspicious visitors , the party moved rapidly forward in an altered direction , and did not slacken their pace till twelve o'clock at night . After a brief rest , they again went on , traveling steadily the whole ...
Having got rid of these suspicious visitors , the party moved rapidly forward in an altered direction , and did not slacken their pace till twelve o'clock at night . After a brief rest , they again went on , traveling steadily the whole ...
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It is necessary , however , to pursue a route in this direction , in order to find accessible passes through the Rocky Mountains , which are impenetrable more to the north - west . Making the best of their way over the inhospitable ...
It is necessary , however , to pursue a route in this direction , in order to find accessible passes through the Rocky Mountains , which are impenetrable more to the north - west . Making the best of their way over the inhospitable ...
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Our horses ran wildly in every direction , snorting with terror , and became nearly unmanageable . Several balls were instantly fired into him , but they only seemed to increase his fury . After spending a moment in rending each wound ...
Our horses ran wildly in every direction , snorting with terror , and became nearly unmanageable . Several balls were instantly fired into him , but they only seemed to increase his fury . After spending a moment in rending each wound ...
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Accordingly one evening , seeing a large bull close at hand , he sallied forth with the utmost caution in the direction of his victim . unwieldy brute , ” he says , “ was quietly and unsuspiciously cropping the herbage , and I had ...
Accordingly one evening , seeing a large bull close at hand , he sallied forth with the utmost caution in the direction of his victim . unwieldy brute , ” he says , “ was quietly and unsuspiciously cropping the herbage , and I had ...
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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 door effect entered escape expected eyes father 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 months morning natives never night officers once party passed perhaps 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 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 |