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Side 14
I was entering a land of strangers , and would be compelled hereafter to mingle
with those who might look upon me with indifference , or treat me with neglect . ”
The travelers , tired of their long journey on foot , waited at a small village on the ...
I was entering a land of strangers , and would be compelled hereafter to mingle
with those who might look upon me with indifference , or treat me with neglect . ”
The travelers , tired of their long journey on foot , waited at a small village on the ...
Side 32
They were now on a great sandy waste , forming a kind of upper table - land of
North America -- a region without a single green thing to vary and enliven the
scene , and abounding in swarms of ferocious little black gnats , which assail the
...
They were now on a great sandy waste , forming a kind of upper table - land of
North America -- a region without a single green thing to vary and enliven the
scene , and abounding in swarms of ferocious little black gnats , which assail the
...
Side 56
In this way he moved slowly and surely till he gained his former position , when ,
without further difficulty , he succeeded in reaching the more level land .
Disappointed in finding a pass through the mountains at this point , the party
altered the ...
In this way he moved slowly and surely till he gained his former position , when ,
without further difficulty , he succeeded in reaching the more level land .
Disappointed in finding a pass through the mountains at this point , the party
altered the ...
Side 66
... they were obliged to travel on horseback to a point about eighty miles farther
down the river , where Captain Wyeth engaged to wait for them and procure
canoes to convey them to VanIn the course of their land journey down the banks
of the ...
... they were obliged to travel on horseback to a point about eighty miles farther
down the river , where Captain Wyeth engaged to wait for them and procure
canoes to convey them to VanIn the course of their land journey down the banks
of the ...
Side 69
For two or three days they were tossed about on the river , now attempting to
make way , now forced to land again , and always drenched to the skin . The
missionaries and their party , too , who had set out in the barge from Walla Walla ,
were ...
For two or three days they were tossed about on the river , now attempting to
make way , now forced to land again , and always drenched to the skin . The
missionaries and their party , too , who had set out in the barge from Walla Walla ,
were ...
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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
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| 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 |