The History of Kentucky: From Its Earliest Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Date |
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... body of a large fallen tree was chosen for the rear end . Ten feet in front on the south or south - east side , and ten feet apart , two double sets of stakes were firmly planted a few inches apart in the ground , and standing about ...
... body of a large fallen tree was chosen for the rear end . Ten feet in front on the south or south - east side , and ten feet apart , two double sets of stakes were firmly planted a few inches apart in the ground , and standing about ...
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... body of friends willing to share the fortunes of the wilderness with them . All arrangements complete , on the 25th of September , 1773 , Daniel Boone , with his own and five other families , set out upon the journey toward Kentucky ...
... body of friends willing to share the fortunes of the wilderness with them . All arrangements complete , on the 25th of September , 1773 , Daniel Boone , with his own and five other families , set out upon the journey toward Kentucky ...
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... body . The whole herd rushed by in this dangerous position , the horns scraping the tree on either side , and their bodies pushing him to one side or the other , while he aimed to draw himself within his smallest dimensions . After all ...
... body . The whole herd rushed by in this dangerous position , the horns scraping the tree on either side , and their bodies pushing him to one side or the other , while he aimed to draw himself within his smallest dimensions . After all ...
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... bodies , single or in herds , as advantage offered . The gigantic bodies of such quadrupeds made the mammoth a conspicuous object for the assailant , and constantly invited the pursuit of the latter for sport and for food supply . But ...
... bodies , single or in herds , as advantage offered . The gigantic bodies of such quadrupeds made the mammoth a conspicuous object for the assailant , and constantly invited the pursuit of the latter for sport and for food supply . But ...
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... six feet three inches in height , of well proportioned body and shapely limbs , Clark was of that imposing presence and dignity that CLARK BREVETTED MAJOR . 67 commanded the tribute of deference 66 HISTORY OF KENTUCKY .
... six feet three inches in height , of well proportioned body and shapely limbs , Clark was of that imposing presence and dignity that CLARK BREVETTED MAJOR . 67 commanded the tribute of deference 66 HISTORY OF KENTUCKY .
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