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Page 71
... rode hither and thither , and all through Georgia and South Carolina none dared lift their heads to oppose them , while North Carolina lay at the feet of Cornwallis , as he started through it with his army to march into Virginia . There ...
... rode hither and thither , and all through Georgia and South Carolina none dared lift their heads to oppose them , while North Carolina lay at the feet of Cornwallis , as he started through it with his army to march into Virginia . There ...
Page 74
... rode splashed across the for All the next day , Octo mid - afternoon , just as away , they came in si that before the backwoods- enough to attack him help But the backwoods leaders he need of haste , and choos- picked men , the best war ...
... rode splashed across the for All the next day , Octo mid - afternoon , just as away , they came in si that before the backwoods- enough to attack him help But the backwoods leaders he need of haste , and choos- picked men , the best war ...
Page 77
... rode at the head of the column , decided to surround the moun- tain and assail it on all sides . bands of frontiersmen split one from the other , and soon circled the craggy hill where Ferguson's forces were encamped . They left their ...
... rode at the head of the column , decided to surround the moun- tain and assail it on all sides . bands of frontiersmen split one from the other , and soon circled the craggy hill where Ferguson's forces were encamped . They left their ...
Page 146
... rode among them to rally and lead them forward , and the officers sprang around him , smiting the fugitives with their swords and cheering on the men who stood . For a moment the troops halted , and again came for-- ward to the charge ...
... rode among them to rally and lead them forward , and the officers sprang around him , smiting the fugitives with their swords and cheering on the men who stood . For a moment the troops halted , and again came for-- ward to the charge ...
Page 180
... ing for their liberty . At once in Houston's mind there kindled a longing to return to the men of his race at the time of their need . Mounting his horse , he rode south by night and day , 180 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY.
... ing for their liberty . At once in Houston's mind there kindled a longing to return to the men of his race at the time of their need . Mounting his horse , he rode south by night and day , 180 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY.
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