The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883C. Scribner's Sons, 1907 - Broj stranica: 339 |
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American Arkansas Bent's Fort built California called Canada canoes Captain Charles civilization coast colony Colorado Columbia Columbia River continent discovery east emigrants England English expedition explorers Father Florida France free-State Fremont French gave Gila gold Government ground Gulf Gulf of California hand Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company hundred Iberville Illinois Indians Iroquois Joliet journey Kansas known La Salle Lake land Ledyard lived Louis Louisiana Marquette Mexico miles missions Mississippi Missouri Mormons mountains nation natives North North-west Oregon Orleans Osage Pacific party passed peace Pike Pike's Platte PUEBLO reached river route sailed Salle Salle's Santa Fé sent settlements settlers ship Sioux slave slavery soon Soto Soto's South Spain Spaniards Spanish story Sutter's Sutter's Fort territory Texas thing thousand tion told took town trade tribes Union valley villages voyage West
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Stranica 284 - In settling an island the first building erected by a Spaniard will be a church; by a Frenchman, a fort ; by a Dutchman, a warehouse; and by an Englishman, an alehouse.
Stranica 48 - ... that in bygone days a woman, of surpassing beauty, resided in a green spot in the mountains near the place where we were encamped. All the men admired and paid court to her. She received the tributes of their devotion, grain, skins, etc., but gave no love or other favor in return.
Stranica 18 - Moscoso commanded to put him secretly in an house, where he remayned three dayes : and removing him from thence, commanded him to be buried in the night at one of the gates of the Towne within the wall. And as the Indians had seene him sick, and missed him, so did they suspect what might be.
Stranica 279 - Sierra Nevada, the coast mountains present an apparently continuous line, with only a single gap, resembling a mountain pass. This is the entrance to the great bay, and is the only water communication from the coast to the interior country. Approaching from the sea, the coast presents a bold outline. On the south, the bordering mountains come down in a narrow ridge of broken hills, terminating in a precipitous point, against which the sea breaks heavily. On the northern side, the mountain presents...
Stranica 300 - Come on, then, gentlemen of the Slave States. Since there is no escaping your challenge, I accept it in behalf of the cause of Freedom. We will engage in competition for the virgin soil of Kansas, and God give the victory to the side which is stronger in numbers as it is in right.
Stranica 255 - You have taken New Mexico, and will soon take California; go, then, and take Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora. We will help you. You fight for land; we care nothing for land; we fight for the laws of Montezuma and for food. The Mexicans are rascals; we hate and will kill them all.
Stranica 153 - But as the seat of empire, from time immemorial, has been gradually progressive towards the west, there is no doubt but that at some future period, mighty kingdoms will emerge from these wildernesses, and stately palaces, and solemn temples, with gilded spires, reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts whose only decorations are the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies.
Stranica 92 - Illinois gave me one, to serve as my safeguard amid all the nations that I had to pass on my voyage. There is a calumet for peace and one for war, distinguished only by the color of the feathers with which they are adorned, red being the sign of war. They use them also for settling disputes, strengthening alliances, and speaking to strangers.
Stranica 275 - Along the whole route mills were lying idle, fields of wheat were open to cattle and horses, houses vacant, and farms going to waste. At Sutter's there was more life and business. Launches were discharging their cargoes at the river, and carts were hauling goods to the fort, where already were established several stores, a hotel, &c.