"Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were……" — Francis Parkman
"Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house."
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22 Quotes by Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman has 22 quotes on this site.
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It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected…
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America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.
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Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
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Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.
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Spanish civilization crushed the Indian. English civilization scorned and neglected him. French civilization embraced and cherished him.
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Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet…
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We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an…
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Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces,…
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Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton;…
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We were now arrived at the close of our solitary journeyings along the St. Joseph's trail.
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We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large…
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Early on the next morning we reached Kansas, about five hundred miles from the mouth of the Missouri.
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More Construction Quotes
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Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
— Francis Bacon
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When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise…
— Ritchie Blackmore
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It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part…
— Russell Brand
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When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the…
— Edmund Burke
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In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff.…
— Adam Carolla
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Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction…
— Adrienne Clarkson
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It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will…
— David Allan Coe
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All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to…
— Tadao Ando
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This is a win for the 4-year-olds who require pre-K, the low-wealth counties that need assistance with school construction and…
— Dominique Easley
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Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic…
— Richard Courant
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His headstone said FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST But death is a slave's freedom We seek the freedom of…
— Nikki Giovanni
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It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to…
— Paulo Freire
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