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The buffalo was the stand-by of the settlers; they used his flesh as their common food, and his robe for covering; they made moccasins of his hide and fiddle-strings of his sinews, and combs of his horns.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The buffalo was the stand-by of the settlers; they used his flesh as their common food, and his robe for covering; they…”
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Roosevelt highlights the resourcefulness of settlers who utilized every part of the buffalo for their survival.
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