History of Washington, the Rise and Progress of an American State, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Snowden, Clinton A.

 
9781331987154: History of Washington, the Rise and Progress of an American State, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Drop him in the midst of a prairie, or in the heart of the mountains, and he is never at a loss. He notices every land mark; can retrace his route through the most monotonous plains, or the most perplexing labyrinths Of the mountains; no danger nor difficulty can appall him, and he scorns to complain under any privation.

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Drop him in the midst of a prairie, or in the heart of the mountains, and he is never at a loss. He notices every land mark; can retrace his route through the most monotonous plains, or the most perplexing labyrinths Of the mountains; no danger nor difficulty can appall him, and he scorns to complain under any privation.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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But while these small companies and individual traders operated with moderate means, they brought with them into the fur-bearing regions the free American trappers, those adventurous, and sometimes lawless, but always vigorous and daring agents, who rapidly spread the influence of the small concerns they depended upon to supply them, over a wide range of territory. There was a striking contrast be tween these American trappers, and the Canadians and French half-breeds who worked for the old companies. The latter was an employee, or had been for a number of years, working for scanty wages, drudging at any kind of employ ment that was given him, and wholly unaccustomed to think or act for himself. He rarely or never escaped from the Company's employ, and if he did he still remained in a greater or less degree its dependant.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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