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Teddy Roosevelt: “Without warning, and unseen until the moment they dealt the death stroke, they emerged from their forest fastnesses, the…”

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Without warning, and unseen until the moment they dealt the death stroke, they emerged from their forest fastnesses, the horror they caused being heightened no less by the mystery that shrouded them than by the dreadful nature of their ravages.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote captures the sudden and terrifying nature of Native American attacks, highlighting their skill in ambush tactics.

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