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... purchased by itself , or the whole series together , at the option of the
purchaser . The labor of preparing the work for publication has been
considerable , much more than the editor imagined it would be or he would
scarcely have undertaken ...
... purchased by itself , or the whole series together , at the option of the
purchaser . The labor of preparing the work for publication has been
considerable , much more than the editor imagined it would be or he would
scarcely have undertaken ...
Side 17
These Indians do not appear , on the whole , to have been very favorable
specimens of the American aboriginals . had many of them fine countenances ,
but the women were very homely . The following is a description of one of their
chiefs ...
These Indians do not appear , on the whole , to have been very favorable
specimens of the American aboriginals . had many of them fine countenances ,
but the women were very homely . The following is a description of one of their
chiefs ...
Side 18
Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white man , the party pushed
on , but not without occasional mishaps ; at one time the horses ran away , and
had to be chased for a whole night , and even when the labor of the chase was ...
Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white man , the party pushed
on , but not without occasional mishaps ; at one time the horses ran away , and
had to be chased for a whole night , and even when the labor of the chase was ...
Side 23
... the river , and herons and long - billed curlews were stalking about in the
shallows , searching for food . The prairie here is as level as a race - course , not
the slightest undulation appearing throughout the whole extent of vision in a
northerly ...
... the river , and herons and long - billed curlews were stalking about in the
shallows , searching for food . The prairie here is as level as a race - course , not
the slightest undulation appearing throughout the whole extent of vision in a
northerly ...
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 ...
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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
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 |