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Side 9
A great variety of incidents now lies within reach of the historian - much of it not only well calculated to awaken a transient interest , -but also to illustrate the rapid spread of 9 EXCURSION TO OREGON IN 1834 9 I.
A great variety of incidents now lies within reach of the historian - much of it not only well calculated to awaken a transient interest , -but also to illustrate the rapid spread of 9 EXCURSION TO OREGON IN 1834 9 I.
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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 ...
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 ...
Side 22
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw ...
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw ...
Side 23
“ But 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 ...
“ But 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 ...
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manner : minutes were entirely beyond the reach of their guns , but were still so near that their enormous horns , and long , shaggy beards were very distinctly seen . Shortly after encamping , the hunters brought in the choice parts of ...
manner : minutes were entirely beyond the reach of their guns , but were still so near that their enormous horns , and long , shaggy beards were very distinctly seen . Shortly after encamping , the hunters brought in the choice parts of ...
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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 door effect entered escape expected eyes father 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 months morning natives never night officers once party passed perhaps 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 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 |