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Excerpt from Saddles and Lariats, the Largely True Story of the Bar-Circle, Outfit, and of Their Attempt to Take a Big Drove of Longhorns From Texas, to California, in the Days When, the Gold Fever Raged
For three hundred years the anglo-american, strong son of the Anglo Saxon, has been engaged In conquer ing his three thousand miles of wilderness. But at last his giant''s task is ended. No more remains any region between the two oceans that deserves the name of wil derness. And with that conquest has ended the pioneer life such a life as the world never saw before. And certainly the world shall not look upon its like again. Already the explorer, the Indian trader, the hunter and trapper, the cowboy, the settler with an axe in one hand and a ri?e in the other, have followed the war-painted savage into the dimming, shadowy past.
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For three hundred years the anglo-american, strong son of the Anglo Saxon, has been engaged In conquer ing his three thousand miles of wilderness. But at last his giant''s task is ended. No more remains any region between the two oceans that deserves the name of wil derness. And with that conquest has ended the pioneer life such a life as the world never saw before. And certainly the world shall not look upon its like again. Already the explorer, the Indian trader, the hunter and trapper, the cowboy, the settler with an axe in one hand and a ri?e in the other, have followed the war-painted savage into the dimming, shadowy past.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Lewis B. Miller
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331151848
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 318
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Lewis B. Miller
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330849705
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 320
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