But the immigrants from Ireland in the eighteenth century, and those alone, pushed boldly through the settled districts and planted themselves as the advance guard of the conquering civilization on the borders of the Indian-haunted wilderness.
Roosevelt highlights the role of Irish immigrants as pioneers in the American wilderness during the 18th century.
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