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Side 15
Some , caravan , a great variety of dispositions . who had not been accustomed
to the kind of life they were to lead , looked forward to it with eager delight , and
talked of stirring incidents and hairbreadth escapes . Others , who were more ...
Some , caravan , a great variety of dispositions . who had not been accustomed
to the kind of life they were to lead , looked forward to it with eager delight , and
talked of stirring incidents and hairbreadth escapes . Others , who were more ...
Side 16
Jason Lee , was a “ tall and powerful man , who looked as though he were well
calculated to buffet difficulties in a wild country . " Before setting out , they were
joined also by Mr. Milton Sublette , a trader and trapper of several years '
standing ...
Jason Lee , was a “ tall and powerful man , who looked as though he were well
calculated to buffet difficulties in a wild country . " Before setting out , they were
joined also by Mr. Milton Sublette , a trader and trapper of several years '
standing ...
Side 31
These Indians , continues Mr. Townsend , “ were the finest looking of any I had
seen . ... but they were certainly the most wonderful I ever looked into ; glittering
and scintillating constantly , like the mirror - glasses in a lamp - frame , and rolling
...
These Indians , continues Mr. Townsend , “ were the finest looking of any I had
seen . ... but they were certainly the most wonderful I ever looked into ; glittering
and scintillating constantly , like the mirror - glasses in a lamp - frame , and rolling
...
Side 43
He raised his enormous head and looked around him , and so truly terrible and
grand did he appear , that I must confess I felt awed , almost frightened , at the
task I had undertaken . But I had gone too far to retreat ; so , raising my gun , I
took ...
He raised his enormous head and looked around him , and so truly terrible and
grand did he appear , that I must confess I felt awed , almost frightened , at the
task I had undertaken . But I had gone too far to retreat ; so , raising my gun , I
took ...
Side 61
... around the wigwams , together with a heterogeneous assemblage of dogs ,
cats , some tamed prairie wolves , and other varmints . The dogs growled and
snapped when I approached , the wolves cowered and looked cross , and the
cats ran ...
... around the wigwams , together with a heterogeneous assemblage of dogs ,
cats , some tamed prairie wolves , and other varmints . The dogs growled and
snapped when I approached , the wolves cowered and looked cross , and the
cats ran ...
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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 |