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Cornstalk died a grand death, but by an act of cowardly treachery on the part of his American foes; it is one of the darkest stains on the checkered pages of frontier history.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Cornstalk died a grand death, but by an act of cowardly treachery on the part of his American foes; it is one of the…”
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This quote reflects Roosevelt's moral judgment on the actions of American forces against Cornstalk, revealing the darker aspects of frontier history.
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