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Excerpt from The Winning of the West, Vol. 5: An Account of the Exploration and Settlement of Our Country From the Alleghanies to the Pacific
Which drove them hither and thither through the dim wilderness. The men who controlled the immediate destinies Of the confederated com monwealths knew little of what lay in the forest shrouded country beyond the mountains, until the backwoods explorers Of their own motion pene trated its hidden and inmost fastnesses. Singly, or in groups, the daring hunters roved through the vast reaches Of sombre woodland and pitched their camps on the banks Of rushing rivers, nameless and unknown. In bands Of varying size the hunter - settlers followed close behind, and built their cabins and blockhouses here and there in the great forest land. They elected their own military leaders, and waged war on their own ac count against their Indian foes. They constructed their own governmental systems, on their own motion, without assistance or interference from the parent States, until the settlements were firmly established and the work Of civic organiza tion well under way.
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Which drove them hither and thither through the dim wilderness. The men who controlled the immediate destinies Of the confederated com monwealths knew little of what lay in the forest shrouded country beyond the mountains, until the backwoods explorers Of their own motion pene trated its hidden and inmost fastnesses. Singly, or in groups, the daring hunters roved through the vast reaches Of sombre woodland and pitched their camps on the banks Of rushing rivers, nameless and unknown. In bands Of varying size the hunter - settlers followed close behind, and built their cabins and blockhouses here and there in the great forest land. They elected their own military leaders, and waged war on their own ac count against their Indian foes. They constructed their own governmental systems, on their own motion, without assistance or interference from the parent States, until the settlements were firmly established and the work Of civic organiza tion well under way.
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
Theodore Roosevelt
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331901634
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 330
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Contributors
Author
Theodore Roosevelt
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330702475
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 332
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