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A few hours' ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas.
~ Francis Parkman
Banks
Brought
Few
Hours
Kansas
Ride
River
Us
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A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand.
~ Francis Parkman
Either
Farms
Fort
Hand
Intervals
Led
Many
Miles
Military
Point
Road
Scattered
Short
Were
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America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.
~ Francis Parkman
America
Became
Been
Europeans
Had
Known
Long
Revolution
Scene
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Crossing the Penobscot, one found a visible descent in the scale of humanity.
~ Francis Parkman
Crossing
Descent
Found
Humanity
Scale
Visible
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Early on the next morning we reached Kansas, about five hundred miles from the mouth of the Missouri.
~ Francis Parkman
About
Early
Five
Hundred
Kansas
Miles
Missouri
Morning
Mouth
Next
Next Morning
Reached
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Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
~ Francis Parkman
Being
Defensive
Except
Fact
Fort
In Fact
Two
Without
Works
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Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell.
~ Francis Parkman
After
Appearance
Buffalo
Cannot
Four
Lost
Made
Men
Missing
Morning
Out
Set
Tell
Two
We Cannot
Whether
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Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures.
~ Francis Parkman
Art
Back
Brought
Elements
Fabric
Find
Here
Men
Natures
Original
Pieces
Reduced
Resources
Society
Struck
Suddenly
Themselves
Wants
Whole
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It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below.
~ Francis Parkman
American
Among
Below
Extensive
Glow
Gorgeous
Meadow
Pools
Reflected
Rich
Sky
Some
Sunset
Water
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Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house.
~ Francis Parkman
Being
Construction
Down
House
Houses
Iroquois
Leaving
Many
Middle
Only
Passage
Sides
Similar
Were
Wide
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Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.
~ Francis Parkman
Air
Aspect
Blue
Blue Sky
Breath
Clouds
Cotton
Free
Light
Like
Open
Over
Piles
Prairie
Sky
Stirred
Visible
Were
Where
Wore
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Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.
~ Francis Parkman
Climate
Compared
England
Mild
New
New England
Our
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Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along.
~ Francis Parkman
Advance
Against
Along
Back
Far
Great
Horizon
Line
Looked
Mile
More
Over
Passed
Plains
Rear
Riding
Saw
Scattered
Slowly
Stretching
White
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The fortified towns of the Hurons were all on the side exposed to Iroquois incursions.
~ Francis Parkman
Exposed
Iroquois
Side
Towns
Were
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The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward.
~ Francis Parkman
Additional
Around
California
Camps
Farther
Great
Had
Heard
Independence
Joseph
Oregon
Out
Parties
Point
Reports
Setting
Several
Were
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The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule.
~ Francis Parkman
Bull
Companions
Exception
Greatest
Himself
Home
John
Leaves
Load
Luggage
Need
Never
No Exception
Our
Possible
Reader
Rule
Were
Without
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We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident.
~ Francis Parkman
Accident
Additional
Along
Animals
Besides
Case
Driven
Eight
Four
Horses
Led
Men
Mule
Myself
Reserve
Spare
Us
Were
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We were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail.
~ Francis Parkman
Along
Arrived
Close
Joseph
Now
Our
Solitary
Trail
Were
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We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption.
~ Francis Parkman
Advance
Apprehension
Before
Days
Evident
Few
Had
Interruption
Joseph
Large
Mentioned
Now
Parties
Some
Supposed
Them
Too
Traces
Trail
Us
Were
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We were soon free of the woods and bushes, and fairly upon the broad prairie.
~ Francis Parkman
Broad
Bushes
Fairly
Free
Prairie
Soon
Were
Woods
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AuthorName
Francis Parkman
Profession
Historian
BirthDate
16 September, 1823
DeathDate
08 November, 1893
Country
United States
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