Biography of Frances Slocum
Author: John Franklin Meginness
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Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780795055799
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Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 238
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 246
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Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780795038631
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Franklin Meginness
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781295822942
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: John Franklin Meginness
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781230392318
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...with a clean cloth. They prepared an excellent dinner of fried venison, potatoes, shortcake, and coffee. Their cups and saucers were small, and they put three or four tablespoonfuls of maple sugar in a cup. They were told our way is not to use so much sugar. They seemed very anxious to please, and would often ask, 'is that right?' The eldest daughter waited on the table, while her mother sat at the table and ate with her white relations. After dinner they washed the dishes and replaced them upon the shelves, and then swept the floor. We were surprised at these evidences of civilization, and on asking our aunt why they did these things, she made answer that her mother used to do so, and she had always done it, and taught it to her daughters. It was, therefore, a uniform rule in her house to wipe the dust from the dishes when they were put upon the table, and when the meal was concluded to wash and return them to the cupboard, and then to sweep the room. "In the afternoon all left but Mr. Slocum, his daughters and Miller; the last remained till near night, when he returned. We strolled over the premises, and visited the burying ground. They raise a pole over the grave f1fteen or twenty feet high, with a white cloth at the top, which remains until destroyed by time. The premises showed great skill and industry for savage life, and no little order and attention to comfort in its arrangements. The house was a double hut. A neighboring squaw came in to help do the work, and the Indian daughters kept close to their white cousins, and talked with them incessantly. They supposed candles would be wanted, and to meet the emergency, the squaw melted some tallow, twisted wicking on a stick, and with a spoon poured the tallow down the wicks until...
Author: Meginness John Franklin Dn
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781313004718
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Author: CHARLES ELIHY. SLOCUM
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033119457
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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-15
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780266331179
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from History of Frances Slocum, the Captive: A Civilized Heredity Vs. A Savage, and Later Barbarous, Environment Captivities have been the order of conquerors, large and small, thruout all the history of mankind. Latterly they have assumed the forms of prisoners of war, and occasional individual abductions for quick ransom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.