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... rode his gray horse into the water to find a firm bottom for the chaise . The horse fell in midstream , but struggled up and carried its rider to the far bank . The chaise followed . The day grew uncomfortably warm and the road was ...
... rode his gray horse into the water to find a firm bottom for the chaise . The horse fell in midstream , but struggled up and carried its rider to the far bank . The chaise followed . The day grew uncomfortably warm and the road was ...
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... rode away on the turnpike toward the selected field of honor at Paint Rock . As Dr. Hilliard made ready to follow , he heard that Buncombe County authorities would arrest him if he left town . He , with his partner Dr. J. F. Hardy and ...
... rode away on the turnpike toward the selected field of honor at Paint Rock . As Dr. Hilliard made ready to follow , he heard that Buncombe County authorities would arrest him if he left town . He , with his partner Dr. J. F. Hardy and ...
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... rode down the turnpike to offer battle . His troopers found and captured several enemy pickets and pressed on toward the bridge across the river at Warm Springs . There was a sudden volley of musket fire . Woodfin fell from his saddle ...
... rode down the turnpike to offer battle . His troopers found and captured several enemy pickets and pressed on toward the bridge across the river at Warm Springs . There was a sudden volley of musket fire . Woodfin fell from his saddle ...
Contents
Linger with It All Day Long | 3 |
Long Long Ago | 11 |
Awful Roads and Dangerous Passes | 27 |
Copyright | |
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The Kingdom of Madison: A Southern Mountain Fastness and Its People Manly Wade Wellman,Ralph Roberts No preview available - 2000 |
The Kingdom of Madison: A Southern Mountain Fastness and Its People Manly Wade Wellman No preview available - 2001 |
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