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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... laughed quietly. "Yes, you are!" said he. "You'd have a high old time for a calendar month. Then you'd get uneasy. You'd build you a big house, which would keep you mad for six months more. Then you'd degenerate to buying subscription ...
... laughed quietly. "Yes, you are!" said he. "You'd have a high old time for a calendar month. Then you'd get uneasy. You'd build you a big house, which would keep you mad for six months more. Then you'd degenerate to buying subscription ...
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... laughed good - humouredly , and had forgotten . Now he caught at one word of it . That might explain it ; he was just plain stupid ! And stupid boys either played polo or drove fancy horses or ran yachts - or occupied ornamental — too ...
... laughed good - humouredly , and had forgotten . Now he caught at one word of it . That might explain it ; he was just plain stupid ! And stupid boys either played polo or drove fancy horses or ran yachts - or occupied ornamental — too ...
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... laughed and felt a trifle better. He reviewed himself dispassionately. He could not but admit that he had tried hard enough, and that he had courage. It was just a case of limitation. Bob, for the first time, bumped against the stone ...
... laughed and felt a trifle better. He reviewed himself dispassionately. He could not but admit that he had tried hard enough, and that he had courage. It was just a case of limitation. Bob, for the first time, bumped against the stone ...
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... laughed . It was a short laugh and a bitter one . " No , " said he shortly , " —not now . I've just been fired . " The big man promptly dropped down beside him on the log . " Don't say ! " he cried ; " what's the matter ? " " The matter ...
... laughed . It was a short laugh and a bitter one . " No , " said he shortly , " —not now . I've just been fired . " The big man promptly dropped down beside him on the log . " Don't say ! " he cried ; " what's the matter ? " " The matter ...
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... laughed until he was weak. Bob stared at him. "Is there anything funny?" he inquired at last. "Did you say on drive?" inquired Tommy feebly. "Certainly." "With that?" Tommy pointed a wavering finger at the pile of duffle. "What's the ...
... laughed until he was weak. Bob stared at him. "Is there anything funny?" he inquired at last. "Did you say on drive?" inquired Tommy feebly. "Certainly." "With that?" Tommy pointed a wavering finger at the pile of duffle. "What's the ...
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