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John Sherman: “He said no, he could not be lost for he could go to the top of any hill or mountain and determine his course.”

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He said no, he could not be lost for he could go to the top of any hill or mountain and determine his course.
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John Sherman
Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Sherman recounts a conversation with a skilled hunter about navigation in the wilderness.

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