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Page 25
... rivers . But whenever Boone went into the woods after game , he had perpetually to keep watch lest he He never lay himself might be hunted in turn . in wait at a game - lick , save with ears strained to hear the approach of some ...
... rivers . But whenever Boone went into the woods after game , he had perpetually to keep watch lest he He never lay himself might be hunted in turn . in wait at a game - lick , save with ears strained to hear the approach of some ...
Page 31
... River then formed a part of the Province of Quebec . It was a wilderness of forests and prairies , teeming with game , and inhabited by many warlike tribes of Indians . Here and there through it were dotted quaint little towns of French ...
... River then formed a part of the Province of Quebec . It was a wilderness of forests and prairies , teeming with game , and inhabited by many warlike tribes of Indians . Here and there through it were dotted quaint little towns of French ...
Page 47
... river and the floating ice , and then gave it up as desperate . Nothing remained except Washington himself with the main army , but he neither gave up , nor 48 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY stopped on account of THE BATTLE 47 OF TRENTON.
... river and the floating ice , and then gave it up as desperate . Nothing remained except Washington himself with the main army , but he neither gave up , nor 48 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY stopped on account of THE BATTLE 47 OF TRENTON.
Page 48
... river , or the perils mas Eve , when all the Christian world was feasting md rejoicing , and while the British were enjoying themselves in their comfortable quarters , Wash- ington set out . With twenty - four hundred men he crossed the ...
... river , or the perils mas Eve , when all the Christian world was feasting md rejoicing , and while the British were enjoying themselves in their comfortable quarters , Wash- ington set out . With twenty - four hundred men he crossed the ...
Page 51
... river he found the Ameri- can army awaiting him on the other side of the stream . Night was falling , and Cornwallis , feeling sure of his prey , decided that he would not risk an assault until the next morning . Many lessons had not ...
... river he found the Ameri- can army awaiting him on the other side of the stream . Night was falling , and Cornwallis , feeling sure of his prey , decided that he would not risk an assault until the next morning . Many lessons had not ...
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