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Side 14
The steamer arrived on the 9th of April , and the two pedestrians having gone on
board , it was soon puffing up the river at the rate of seven miles an hour . In four
days they reached the small town of Independence , then the outermost Anglo ...
The steamer arrived on the 9th of April , and the two pedestrians having gone on
board , it was soon puffing up the river at the rate of seven miles an hour . In four
days they reached the small town of Independence , then the outermost Anglo ...
Side 23
how did you subsist till you reached the settlements ? You had a long journey
before you . ” “ 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 ...
how did you subsist till you reached the settlements ? You had a long journey
before you . ” “ 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 ...
Side 34
The man , who was a young hunter , happened to be about a mile behind the
main body , either from the indolence of his horse or his own carelessness ; but
as he ap- ' proached the party in his desperate flight , and his pitiable cries
reached ...
The man , who was a young hunter , happened to be about a mile behind the
main body , either from the indolence of his horse or his own carelessness ; but
as he ap- ' proached the party in his desperate flight , and his pitiable cries
reached ...
Side 38
They had now reached the confines of the Rocky Mountains , from which
originate the upper tributaries of the Missouri on the one side , and those of the
Columbia on the other . The plains in this high region are more rugged and
barren than in ...
They had now reached the confines of the Rocky Mountains , from which
originate the upper tributaries of the Missouri on the one side , and those of the
Columbia on the other . The plains in this high region are more rugged and
barren than in ...
Side 41
Although it was known that parties of Blackfeet were hanging in the route of the
caravan , our travelers fortunately escaped being attacked by these dreaded
Indians ; and on the 14th , having reached the banks of the fine large Shoshone
or ...
Although it was known that parties of Blackfeet were hanging in the route of the
caravan , our travelers fortunately escaped being attacked by these dreaded
Indians ; and on the 14th , having reached the banks of the fine large Shoshone
or ...
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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 |