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Page 18
... whole valley of the Nolin . A still larger knob is the " Blue Ball , " from whose summit one may see , on a fair morning , the fog rising from the Ohio River , twenty miles away . In a rude log cabin , planted among these scenes , the ...
... whole valley of the Nolin . A still larger knob is the " Blue Ball , " from whose summit one may see , on a fair morning , the fog rising from the Ohio River , twenty miles away . In a rude log cabin , planted among these scenes , the ...
Page 25
... whole representing the sum of three hundred dollars , his price for the place . * After building a flat - boat and launching it upon the Rolling Fork , he loaded it with his stock of whisky , and all the heavier household wares of which ...
... whole representing the sum of three hundred dollars , his price for the place . * After building a flat - boat and launching it upon the Rolling Fork , he loaded it with his stock of whisky , and all the heavier household wares of which ...
Page 26
... whole family . The journey to the new home was made overland , upon three horses which carried in packs the bedding , wardrobe and all the lighter effects of the family . The humble cavalcade occupied seven days in the journey . At the ...
... whole family . The journey to the new home was made overland , upon three horses which carried in packs the bedding , wardrobe and all the lighter effects of the family . The humble cavalcade occupied seven days in the journey . At the ...
Page 29
... whole neighborhood , embracing every family within twenty miles . Neighbor carried the notice to neighbor . It was scat- tered from every little school . There was probably not a family that did not receive intelligence of the anxiously ...
... whole neighborhood , embracing every family within twenty miles . Neighbor carried the notice to neighbor . It was scat- tered from every little school . There was probably not a family that did not receive intelligence of the anxiously ...
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... whole civilized world . As Abraham grew up , he became increasingly helpful in all the work of the farm , often going out to labor by the day for hire . Abundant evidence exists that he was regarded by the neighbors as being remarkable ...
... whole civilized world . As Abraham grew up , he became increasingly helpful in all the work of the farm , often going out to labor by the day for hire . Abundant evidence exists that he was regarded by the neighbors as being remarkable ...
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