Of Discovery & Destiny: An Anthology of American Writers and the American LandRobert C. Baron, Elizabeth Darby Junkin An anthology of poetry, short stores, and excerpts from longer works about the American experience of the land and nature by a variety of American authors past and present. |
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Page 15
... Indians were little more important to the marsh than were the bears which came to fish the upper end of a freshwater creek near- by . Deer came onto the marsh to catch the breeze when flies swarmed into the woods and browsed the ...
... Indians were little more important to the marsh than were the bears which came to fish the upper end of a freshwater creek near- by . Deer came onto the marsh to catch the breeze when flies swarmed into the woods and browsed the ...
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... Indians were exceedingly slight . There were not many Indians and there was a lot of marsh . At the height of the Indian population there were still only a few hundred individuals living in the village . To us the environs would have ...
... Indians were exceedingly slight . There were not many Indians and there was a lot of marsh . At the height of the Indian population there were still only a few hundred individuals living in the village . To us the environs would have ...
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... Indians who were coming down the marsh creeks to look at them . After a few uneasy moments on each side , each decided the other was friendly . The Indians had meat and vegetables . The Euro- peans had knives and fishhooks ...
... Indians who were coming down the marsh creeks to look at them . After a few uneasy moments on each side , each decided the other was friendly . The Indians had meat and vegetables . The Euro- peans had knives and fishhooks ...
Contents
John and Mildred Teal Life and Death of the Salt Marsh | 14 |
Hal Borland High Wide and Lonesome | 30 |
William W Warner Beautiful Swimmers | 48 |
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