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No large war band attacked the settlements; but no hunter, surveyor, or traveller, no wood-chopper or farmer, no woman alone in the cabin with her children, could ever feel safe from attack.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “No large war band attacked the settlements; but no hunter, surveyor, or traveller, no wood-chopper or farmer, no woman…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt describes the constant threat faced by settlers on the frontier.
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