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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... mean to tell me," he demanded of Harvey, "that seventeen only ran ten thousand? Why, it's preposterous! Saw it myself. It has a half-million on it, if there's a stick. Let's see Parsons's letter." While Harvey was gone, Fox read further ...
... mean to tell me," he demanded of Harvey, "that seventeen only ran ten thousand? Why, it's preposterous! Saw it myself. It has a half-million on it, if there's a stick. Let's see Parsons's letter." While Harvey was gone, Fox read further ...
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... mean, small and foolish economics. At one side, and near the windows, stood a smaller table. The covering of this was turkey-red cloth with white pattern; it boasted a white-metal "caster"; and possessed real chairs. Here Bob took his ...
... mean, small and foolish economics. At one side, and near the windows, stood a smaller table. The covering of this was turkey-red cloth with white pattern; it boasted a white-metal "caster"; and possessed real chairs. Here Bob took his ...
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... means of brown poles. Some of these were partially filled with logs. A clear channel had been preserved up the middle. Men armed with long pike- poles were moving here and there over the booms and the logs themselves, pushing, pulling ...
... means of brown poles. Some of these were partially filled with logs. A clear channel had been preserved up the middle. Men armed with long pike- poles were moving here and there over the booms and the logs themselves, pushing, pulling ...
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... means the world of business . All teaching at home and through the homiletic magazines , fashionable at that period , pointed out but one road to success in this world - the beginning at the bottom , as Bob was doing ; close application ...
... means the world of business . All teaching at home and through the homiletic magazines , fashionable at that period , pointed out but one road to success in this world - the beginning at the bottom , as Bob was doing ; close application ...
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... Bob. "What did you do at college?" inquired the big man. "Oh, usual classical course, Greek, Latin, Pol Ec.----" "I don't mean what you learned. What did you do?" Bob reflected. " I don't believe I did a single earthly thing.
... Bob. "What did you do at college?" inquired the big man. "Oh, usual classical course, Greek, Latin, Pol Ec.----" "I don't mean what you learned. What did you do?" Bob reflected. " I don't believe I did a single earthly thing.
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