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Side 14
The travelers , tired of their long journey on foot , waited at a small village on the
Missouri till their companions and baggage should come up . The steamer
arrived on the 9th of April , and the two pedestrians having gone on board , it was
soon ...
The travelers , tired of their long journey on foot , waited at a small village on the
Missouri till their companions and baggage should come up . The steamer
arrived on the 9th of April , and the two pedestrians having gone on board , it was
soon ...
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 24
Having got rid of these suspicious visitors , the party moved rapidly forward in an
altered direction , and did not slacken their pace till twelve o'clock at night . After a
brief rest , they again went on , traveling steadily the whole day , and so got ...
Having got rid of these suspicious visitors , the party moved rapidly forward in an
altered direction , and did not slacken their pace till twelve o'clock at night . After a
brief rest , they again went on , traveling steadily the whole day , and so got ...
Side 35
I would gladly have relinquished every thing the garment held , if I could but have
recovered the book ; and although I returned to the river , and searched
assiduously till night , and offered large rewards to the men , it could not be found
.
I would gladly have relinquished every thing the garment held , if I could but have
recovered the book ; and although I returned to the river , and searched
assiduously till night , and offered large rewards to the men , it could not be found
.
Side 53
At last , one of the men , à mulatto , “ cast himself resolutely from his horse to the
ground , and declared that he would lie there till he died ; there was no water in
this horrid country , and he might as well die here as go farther . ' Some of us tried
...
At last , one of the men , à mulatto , “ cast himself resolutely from his horse to the
ground , and declared that he would lie there till he died ; there was no water in
this horrid country , and he might as well die here as go farther . ' Some of us tried
...
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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 |