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His attention having been lately directed again to the subject , and the publication
seeming to be called for , he has revised and retrenched his material , and now
presents the result in a series of five volumes , under the general title of ...
His attention having been lately directed again to the subject , and the publication
seeming to be called for , he has revised and retrenched his material , and now
presents the result in a series of five volumes , under the general title of ...
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... but firm manner , and showed himself every way suitable for his very important
mission . In the company there were also five missionaries , the principal of whom
, Mr. Jason Lee , was a “ tall and powerful man EXCURSION TO OREGON . 15.
... but firm manner , and showed himself every way suitable for his very important
mission . In the company there were also five missionaries , the principal of whom
, Mr. Jason Lee , was a “ tall and powerful man EXCURSION TO OREGON . 15.
Side 17
The following is a description of one of their chiefs : “ In the evening the principal
Kansas chief paid us a visit in our tent . He is a young man about twenty - five
years of age , straight as a poplar , and with a noble countenance and bearing ,
but ...
The following is a description of one of their chiefs : “ In the evening the principal
Kansas chief paid us a visit in our tent . He is a young man about twenty - five
years of age , straight as a poplar , and with a noble countenance and bearing ,
but ...
Side 18
On the afternoon of the next day , the party crossed a broad , Indian trail , bearing
northerly , supposed to be about five days old , and to have been made by a war -
party of Pawnees . Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white ...
On the afternoon of the next day , the party crossed a broad , Indian trail , bearing
northerly , supposed to be about five days old , and to have been made by a war -
party of Pawnees . Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white ...
Side 22
While I was thinking of nothing but my dinner , which I was then about preparing ,
four or five of the cowards jumped on me , mastered my rifle , and held my arms
fast , while they took from me my knife and tomahawk , my flint and steel , and all
...
While I was thinking of nothing but my dinner , which I was then about preparing ,
four or five of the cowards jumped on me , mastered my rifle , and held my arms
fast , while they took from me my knife and tomahawk , my flint and steel , and all
...
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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 |