The Strength of the Hills: A Story of Andrew Jackson, and of the Pioneers of Tennessee |
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Page 161
... friends , for our characters were as far apart as the poles . I liked the quiet of the woods , a good book , a ... friend , partly , I dare say , because of that chance meeting years ago , when I had done a service , however slight , for ...
... friends , for our characters were as far apart as the poles . I liked the quiet of the woods , a good book , a ... friend , partly , I dare say , because of that chance meeting years ago , when I had done a service , however slight , for ...
Page 197
... friends . Both were natural leaders ; both were quick - tempered and impulsive ; both had a mighty hold on the affections of the people of Tennessee . That they should quar- rel , as they did , was thus perhaps the most natural thing in ...
... friends . Both were natural leaders ; both were quick - tempered and impulsive ; both had a mighty hold on the affections of the people of Tennessee . That they should quar- rel , as they did , was thus perhaps the most natural thing in ...
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... friends and neighbors came to see Rachel Jackson laid to rest in a corner of the Hermitage garden . The General , hardly able to walk to the grave , was supported by General Coffee and Major Rutledge . For once , this man of iron will ...
... friends and neighbors came to see Rachel Jackson laid to rest in a corner of the Hermitage garden . The General , hardly able to walk to the grave , was supported by General Coffee and Major Rutledge . For once , this man of iron will ...
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