The Rules of the GameGood Press, 20. 11. 2019 - Počet stran: 695 The Rules of the Game is about logging in California as well as the environmental efforts of the forest service. Stewart Edward White talks about the beginnings of California forest systems. Excerpt: "Late one fall afternoon, in the year 1898, a train paused for a moment before crossing a bridge over a river. From it descended a heavy-set, elderly man. The train immediately proceeded on its way. The heavy-set man looked about him. The river and the bottom-land growths of willow and hardwood were hemmed in, as far as he could see, by low-wooded hills." |
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... give him a chance. Why, he's been captain of the football team for two years." "And football's the only game I'd come out of the woods to see," said Welton. "I must have seen him up at Minneapolis when his team licked the stuffing out ...
... give him a chance. Why, he's been captain of the football team for two years." "And football's the only game I'd come out of the woods to see," said Welton. "I must have seen him up at Minneapolis when his team licked the stuffing out ...
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... give way to the guest, however. On this point the rules of the Club were inflexible. Luckily the weather changed. It turned cold; the wind blew a gale. Squalls of light snow swept the marshes. Men chattered and shivered, and blew on ...
... give way to the guest, however. On this point the rules of the Club were inflexible. Luckily the weather changed. It turned cold; the wind blew a gale. Squalls of light snow swept the marshes. Men chattered and shivered, and blew on ...
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... give you a good try- out. Then, too, I'm not satisfied in my own mind. I can see you are trying. Either you're a damn fool or this college education racket has had the same effect on you as on most other young cubs. If you're the son of ...
... give you a good try- out. Then, too, I'm not satisfied in my own mind. I can see you are trying. Either you're a damn fool or this college education racket has had the same effect on you as on most other young cubs. If you're the son of ...
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... give passage to the great horse, or one like him, and his train of little cars. The man driving nodded to him. Again he happened on two men unloading similar cars, and passing the boards down to other men below, who piled them skilfully ...
... give passage to the great horse, or one like him, and his train of little cars. The man driving nodded to him. Again he happened on two men unloading similar cars, and passing the boards down to other men below, who piled them skilfully ...
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... give me yard room any too soon. The drive'll be down next month. Plenty doing then. Damn those Dutchmen!" He spoke abstractedly, as though voicing his inner thoughts to himself, unconscious of his companion. Then he roused himself ...
... give me yard room any too soon. The drive'll be down next month. Plenty doing then. Damn those Dutchmen!" He spoke abstractedly, as though voicing his inner thoughts to himself, unconscious of his companion. Then he roused himself ...
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