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In the West, as elsewhere through the Union, the years succeeding the triumphant close of the Revolution were those which determined whether the victory was or was not worth winning.
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gutenberg.orgIn the West, as elsewhere through the Union, the years succeeding the triumphant close of the Revolution were those which determined whether the victory was or was not worth winning.
Roosevelt reflects on the importance of the post-Revolutionary War years in shaping the future of the West.
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