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Side 4
... Papers for the People , ” Edinburgh , 12 vols .; Mrs. Lee's Works on the Habits
and Instincts of Animals , Birds , Fishes , etc. , London , 2 vols .; “ The Modern
Traveler , ” London , 33 vols .; together with several of the juvenile publications of
...
... Papers for the People , ” Edinburgh , 12 vols .; Mrs. Lee's Works on the Habits
and Instincts of Animals , Birds , Fishes , etc. , London , 2 vols .; “ The Modern
Traveler , ” London , 33 vols .; together with several of the juvenile publications of
...
Side 9
As the past recedes from us , and is seen only by the dim light of history , the
events of border life , and the adventures of pioneer travelers , on the broad
prairies , in the vast wilderness , and in the mountain gorges , increase in the
intensity of ...
As the past recedes from us , and is seen only by the dim light of history , the
events of border life , and the adventures of pioneer travelers , on the broad
prairies , in the vast wilderness , and in the mountain gorges , increase in the
intensity of ...
Side 11
The decorations of one of the women amused the two travelers . She was an old
squaw , to whom was presented a broken umbrella . The only use she made of
this prize was to wrench the plated ends from the whalebones , string them on a ...
The decorations of one of the women amused the two travelers . She was an old
squaw , to whom was presented a broken umbrella . The only use she made of
this prize was to wrench the plated ends from the whalebones , string them on a ...
Side 12
While pushing forward on the borders of the wilderness , the travelers one day
arrived at the house of a kind of gentleman settler , who , with his three daughters
, vied in showing kindness to their visitors . “ The girls , ” says Mr. Townsend ...
While pushing forward on the borders of the wilderness , the travelers one day
arrived at the house of a kind of gentleman settler , who , with his three daughters
, vied in showing kindness to their visitors . “ The girls , ” says Mr. Townsend ...
Side 13
The next resting - place which our traveler describes was very different from Mr. P
.'s comfortable and cheerful house . ... Every thing and every body were dirty ,
disobliging , and disagreeable ; and , after staying one night , the travelers
refusing ...
The next resting - place which our traveler describes was very different from Mr. P
.'s comfortable and cheerful house . ... Every thing and every body were dirty ,
disobliging , and disagreeable ; and , after staying one night , the travelers
refusing ...
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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 |