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 81
... watch from the crests while the wolves crossed each of these valleys in turn . When they dropped from view beyond a ridge I had only to sprint after them , with no danger of being seen , un- til I reached another elevated position from ...
... watch from the crests while the wolves crossed each of these valleys in turn . When they dropped from view beyond a ridge I had only to sprint after them , with no danger of being seen , un- til I reached another elevated position from ...
Page 83
... watch it for an instant , then raced off in pursuit . My heart began to thud with excitement as I anticipated seeing a kill at last . It was not to be . The wolf ran hard for fifty yards without gaining perceptibly on the fawn , then ...
... watch it for an instant , then raced off in pursuit . My heart began to thud with excitement as I anticipated seeing a kill at last . It was not to be . The wolf ran hard for fifty yards without gaining perceptibly on the fawn , then ...
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... watch which he carried in his left hand ; but his gaze would quickly wander off again , to take up its fruitless search of the empty horizon . It was now nearing six o'clock . Since three in the afternoon he had been certain of his ...
... watch which he carried in his left hand ; but his gaze would quickly wander off again , to take up its fruitless search of the empty horizon . It was now nearing six o'clock . Since three in the afternoon he had been certain of his ...
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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