A History of the Valley of VirginiaJ. Gatewood, printer, 1850 - 347 страници |
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... falls Dawson grabs the man's shoulder to save himself, but instead pulls the man over with him. They fall together, still grappling, as though holding on to each other will help. Dawson's body is clenched and tight, muscles still ...
... falls Dawson grabs the man's shoulder to save himself, but instead pulls the man over with him. They fall together, still grappling, as though holding on to each other will help. Dawson's body is clenched and tight, muscles still ...
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... to provide a synthesis of the arguments Catching up and falling behind involved. Chapters 6 and 12 likewise highlight the question of 4 Introduction Fall in production/growth in production Catching up and falling behind.
... to provide a synthesis of the arguments Catching up and falling behind involved. Chapters 6 and 12 likewise highlight the question of 4 Introduction Fall in production/growth in production Catching up and falling behind.
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... Fall of Person Per cent of total fatal ac- cidents in Number factories Fall from ladder , scaffold , platform , etc. Fall from machinery , trucks , engines , etc. Fall caused by collapse of support .. 53 4.9 17 1.6 17 1.6 Fall into or ...
... Fall of Person Per cent of total fatal ac- cidents in Number factories Fall from ladder , scaffold , platform , etc. Fall from machinery , trucks , engines , etc. Fall caused by collapse of support .. 53 4.9 17 1.6 17 1.6 Fall into or ...
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... fall seeding is successful in places where early fall rains result in fall germination and seedling establishment . If rain is scanty or intermittent , however , the seed may germinate and then die . Seedling stands may occasionally be ...
... fall seeding is successful in places where early fall rains result in fall germination and seedling establishment . If rain is scanty or intermittent , however , the seed may germinate and then die . Seedling stands may occasionally be ...
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... fall in one to two days . A similar oper- ation in the case of maturing fruits changes the date of fall to four to eight days . Removal of half the corolla and all the stamens causes fall of buds in one day and the fall of young flowers ...
... fall in one to two days . A similar oper- ation in the case of maturing fruits changes the date of fall to four to eight days . Removal of half the corolla and all the stamens causes fall of buds in one day and the fall of young flowers ...
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acres appears army attack Bacon battle beautiful Blue Ridge cabin called camp Capon Capt cave command commenced Connoly considerable Cornstalk council county of Frederick creek Cresap discovered distance Dunmore Dunmore's Dunmore's war erected feet fire fork Fort Pitt Fort Pleasant Frederick county Govern'r Grey Sulphur head Hite horses hundred Indians informed the author James John Kill-buck killed laid land late Lewis lord Fairfax Maryland miles Moravian morning murder neighborhood neighbors night North mountain Northern Neck party Paxton boys Potomac Potomac river present pretty prisoners Quakers recollect residence rifle river rock savage scalped seen sent settled settlement settlers Shenandoah Shenandoah county Shenandoah river shot side soon South Branch South Branch mountain spring taken tion tomahawk took town tree valley Virginia warriors western whole William Winchester wounded yards young
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Страница 103 - I appeal to any white man to say, if he ever entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if he ever came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said : " Logan is the friend of white men.
Страница 236 - ... Instead of bolting cloths, sifters were in general use. These were made of deer skins in the state of parchment, stretched over a hoop and perforated with a hot wire. Our clothing was all of domestic manufacture. We had no other resource for clothing, and this, indeed, was a poor one. The crops of flax often failed, and the sheep were destroyed by the wolves. Linsey, which is made of flax and wool, the former the chain and the latter the filling, was the warmest and most substantial cloth we...
Страница 229 - After dinner the dancing commenced, and generally lasted till the next morning. The figures of the dances were three and four handed reels, or square sets, and jigs. The commencement was always a square four, which was followed by what was called jigging it off; that is, two of the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out...
Страница 103 - Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not? During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, - Logan is the friend of the white men.
Страница 83 - Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave takes half his worth away.
Страница 221 - To the same belts which secured the breech clout, strings which supported the long leggins were attached. When this belt, as was often the case, passed over the hunting shirt the upper part of the thighs and part of the hips were naked.
Страница 103 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Страница 235 - ... diameter is attached ; the upper end passes through the bedstone and carries the runner, after the manner of a trundlehead. These mills were built with very little expense, and many of them answered the purpose very well.
Страница 103 - This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace : but do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Страница 244 - ... stump from which they shot, for fear of having the bullet thrown from the mark by the spring of the barrel. When the rifle was held to the side of a tree for a rest, it was pressed against it as lightly as possible, for the same reason. Rifles of former times were different from those of modern date; few of them carried more than forty-five bullets to the pound. Bullets of a less size were not thought sufficiently heavy for hunting or war.