Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty FiveJ.R. Albach, 1846 - 591 страница |
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... enemies ; and that he was among them for the purpose of enslaving them . But La Salle was an honest and fearless man , and , as soon as coldness and jealousy appeared on the part of his hosts , he went to them boldly and asked the cause ...
... enemies ; and that he was among them for the purpose of enslaving them . But La Salle was an honest and fearless man , and , as soon as coldness and jealousy appeared on the part of his hosts , he went to them boldly and asked the cause ...
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... enemies were also bestirring themselves to seduce his men from him , so that what with death and desertion , he was likely to have a small crew at the last . But energy did much ; and , on the 25th of November , the first of the ...
... enemies were also bestirring themselves to seduce his men from him , so that what with death and desertion , he was likely to have a small crew at the last . But energy did much ; and , on the 25th of November , the first of the ...
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... enemies , he very nearly lost all his Indians , even his old friend , the Half - king . Patience and good faith conquered , however , and , after another pull through mires and creeks , snow , rain , and cold , upon the 11th he reached ...
... enemies , he very nearly lost all his Indians , even his old friend , the Half - king . Patience and good faith conquered , however , and , after another pull through mires and creeks , snow , rain , and cold , upon the 11th he reached ...
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... enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet , that Frazier , an old Indian trader , who had been left by Trent in command of the new fort , ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle creek , ten miles up the Monongahela . But ...
... enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet , that Frazier , an old Indian trader , who had been left by Trent in command of the new fort , ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle creek , ten miles up the Monongahela . But ...
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... enemy was approaching in force , a council of war was held , and it was thought best , in consequence of the scarcity of provisions , to retreat to Great Meadows , and even farther if possible . When , however , the retiring body of ...
... enemy was approaching in force , a council of war was held , and it was thought best , in consequence of the scarcity of provisions , to retreat to Great Meadows , and even farther if possible . When , however , the retiring body of ...
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