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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... never thought of him as little Bobby—because—well, because I always did remember him as little Bobby." "He's big Bobby, now, all right," said Orde, "and that's one reason I wanted to see you; why I asked you to run over from Chicago ...
... never thought of him as little Bobby—because—well, because I always did remember him as little Bobby." "He's big Bobby, now, all right," said Orde, "and that's one reason I wanted to see you; why I asked you to run over from Chicago ...
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... never said anything. He merely made a blue pencil mark in the margin, and handed the document back. But the weariness of his smile! One day Bob was sent to the bank. His business there was that of an errand boy. Discovering it to be ...
... never said anything. He merely made a blue pencil mark in the margin, and handed the document back. But the weariness of his smile! One day Bob was sent to the bank. His business there was that of an errand boy. Discovering it to be ...
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... " he cried, "something's dead wrong. We never cut all this hemlock. Why, hemlock's 'way down." Harvey laid the original on the desk. After a second Fox's face cleared. "Why, this is all right. There were 480,000 on seventeen.
... " he cried, "something's dead wrong. We never cut all this hemlock. Why, hemlock's 'way down." Harvey laid the original on the desk. After a second Fox's face cleared. "Why, this is all right. There were 480,000 on seventeen.
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... Never knew that to happen before. Weren't out with the boys last night, were you?" But Harvey refused to respond to frivolity. "It's never happened before because I never let it happen before," he replied stiffly. "There have been ...
... Never knew that to happen before. Weren't out with the boys last night, were you?" But Harvey refused to respond to frivolity. "It's never happened before because I never let it happen before," he replied stiffly. "There have been ...
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... never been up there. Welton saw to all that." "It's hell. The pine's way up at the headwaters. You have to drive her the whole length of the stream, through a mixed hardwood and farm country. Lots of patridges and mossbacks, but no ...
... never been up there. Welton saw to all that." "It's hell. The pine's way up at the headwaters. You have to drive her the whole length of the stream, through a mixed hardwood and farm country. Lots of patridges and mossbacks, but no ...
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