Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-guard to President LincolnHarper & Brothers, 1910 - 279 pages This antiquarian volume contains a complete manual of the art of angling for roach, with comments on methodology, equipment, tactics, and other information useful to the roach fisherman. Written in simple, plain language and including much in the way of practical instructions and useful tips and hints, this text will prove invaluable to the roach fisherman, and makes for a great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of this book include: The Roach, Descriptive, Statistical, Roach Waters, The Roach Fisherman, Baits and Ground-Baits, Major Tactics and Major Considerations, Methods and Styles, Odds and Ends In Lighter Vein, and Hempseed Fishing for Roach. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing. |
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... wanted to murder him no precaution would avail . Finally , although he was always more or less of this opinion , the President gave way to the anxieties of those near to him . He consented to the daily guard of police officers , and ...
... wanted to murder him no precaution would avail . Finally , although he was always more or less of this opinion , the President gave way to the anxieties of those near to him . He consented to the daily guard of police officers , and ...
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... . I had fallen into line behind him , but he motioned me to walk by his side . He began to talk to me in a kindly way , as though I were a bashful boy whom he wanted to put at his ease , 8 THROUGH FIVE ADMINISTRATIONS.
... . I had fallen into line behind him , but he motioned me to walk by his side . He began to talk to me in a kindly way , as though I were a bashful boy whom he wanted to put at his ease , 8 THROUGH FIVE ADMINISTRATIONS.
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... wanted to put at his ease , instead of a man appointed to guard him . In part , of course , his motive must have been the dislike of seeming to be guarded , of which I have spoken . But his manner was due to the intuitive sympathy with ...
... wanted to put at his ease , instead of a man appointed to guard him . In part , of course , his motive must have been the dislike of seeming to be guarded , of which I have spoken . But his manner was due to the intuitive sympathy with ...
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... wanted to be around when there was bad news from the front . He always seem- ed to me a very bitter , cruel man . Still , there is no doubt that he was a great man . His own subordi- nates , though they might be afraid of his irascible ...
... wanted to be around when there was bad news from the front . He always seem- ed to me a very bitter , cruel man . Still , there is no doubt that he was a great man . His own subordi- nates , though they might be afraid of his irascible ...
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... the crowd of men and women who filled the ante- room to the President's office began to interest me . There were all sorts of people - mothers who wanted to have their husbands returned to them from the army 23 THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY.
... the crowd of men and women who filled the ante- room to the President's office began to interest me . There were all sorts of people - mothers who wanted to have their husbands returned to them from the army 23 THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY.
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