Restless, adventurous, hardy, they looked eagerly across the Mississippi to the fertile solitudes where the Spaniard was the nominal, and the Indian the real, master; and with a more immediate longing they fiercely coveted the creole province at the mouth of the river.
This quote illustrates the adventurous spirit of early American settlers who sought new opportunities across the Mississippi.
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