Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean : life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast (1869)
Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869 · Hartford, Cn. : American Pub. Co. · leaf 79
59 1857.] DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACT AND FANCY. … THE CITY OF FEW BABYLON ON PAPER. between fact and fancy. The town might be composed of twenty buildings; or it might not contain a single human habita¬ tion. In most cases, however, he would find one or two rough cabins, with perhaps a tent and an Indian canoe on the river in front of the ‘levee.’…
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