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overcoats , and white wool hats with Yound crowns , fitting tightly to the head ,
and almost hard enough to resist a musket - ball . Leaving their baggage to come
on with the steamer , about three hundred miles up the Missouri , Mr. Townsend ...
overcoats , and white wool hats with Yound crowns , fitting tightly to the head ,
and almost hard enough to resist a musket - ball . Leaving their baggage to come
on with the steamer , about three hundred miles up the Missouri , Mr. Townsend ...
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... and the fragrant vapor wreathed and curled around his head , he seemed the
embodied spirit of meekness and taciturnity The camp moved soon after , and I
lost no time in overhauling Richardson , and asking an explanation of his
singular ...
... and the fragrant vapor wreathed and curled around his head , he seemed the
embodied spirit of meekness and taciturnity The camp moved soon after , and I
lost no time in overhauling Richardson , and asking an explanation of his
singular ...
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Why , set to trappin ' prairie squirrels with little nooses made out of the hairs of my
head . ” I should remark that his hair was so long that it fell in heavy masses on
his shoulders . c squirrels in winter , Richardson ! I never heard of squirrels in ...
Why , set to trappin ' prairie squirrels with little nooses made out of the hairs of my
head . ” I should remark that his hair was so long that it fell in heavy masses on
his shoulders . c squirrels in winter , Richardson ! I never heard of squirrels in ...
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At length the poor animal came to bay , and made some unequivocal
demonstrations of combat , raising and tossing his head furiously , and tearing up
the ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like
an ...
At length the poor animal came to bay , and made some unequivocal
demonstrations of combat , raising and tossing his head furiously , and tearing up
the ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like
an ...
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The Indians resort to another stratagem ; which is perhaps more successful . The
skin of a calf is properly dressed , with the head and legs left attached to it . The
Indian envelops himself in this , and with his short bow and a brace of arrows ...
The Indians resort to another stratagem ; which is perhaps more successful . The
skin of a calf is properly dressed , with the head and legs left attached to it . The
Indian envelops himself in this , and with his short bow and a brace of arrows ...
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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 |