Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 14
ISBN: 978-13-314-8187-4
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 426
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 14: March, 1918<br><br>Early settlers were familiar with great depressions and hollows in the prairie, known as buffalo wallows, and these were the last traces discernible of the giant herds.<br><br>Notwithstanding the departure of the buffalo, these great plains still held forth allurement for savage huntsmen. The pleasant groves were ofttimes situated on the margin of spark ling streams, or were blessed with springs of cool water; wild berries and nuts abounded in the wild woods; the rich alluvium of sunny slopes yielded a bountiful harvest of yellow maize; and the wilderness of grass, the banks of the creeks and the groves themselves, were threaded with numberless paths made by the feet of the timid deer. In fall and spring time great flocks of Canadian geese and wild ducks filled every pond and depression, wild turkeys were abundant, and the great flights of wild pigeons were at times so thick as partly to obscure the sun.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.