Pioneers, The
Americannoun
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But with his latest book, “The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West,” McCullough is seeing some of the sharpest criticism of his career.
From Washington Times • May 15, 2019
When the title of popular-history stalwart David McCullough’s latest book—The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West—was first announced, history Twitter heaved a collective sigh.
From Slate • May 10, 2019
"The Spy," "The Pioneers," "The Last of the Mohicans," and numerous other productions of Cooper, must hold a lasting place in English literature.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
Ah, not in vain, O Pioneers, The toil that breaks, the grief that sears, The hands that forced back Nature's bars To prove the blood of ancient years And make a home 'neath alien stars!
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
"Pioneers, The," 39-44, 61, 65, 72, 117, 156, 239, 287, 291.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford
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