 | Samuel Kercheval, Charles James Faulkner - Indian captivities - 1833 - 452 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was...dwelling-houses were seldom raised more than a single story in hight, with a large cellar beneath ; the chimney in the middle, with a very wide fire-place in one... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 616 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars, and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was...before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabin. There were none of our primitive immigrants more uniform in the form of their buildings... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 596 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars, and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was sure to erect a fine large barn before be built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabin. There were none of our primitive immigrants... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's bam was usually the best building on his farm. He was sore to erect a fine large barn before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabia. There were none of our primitive immigrants more uniform in the form of their buiMiugs than... | |
 | Samuel Kercheval - Indian captivities - 1850 - 356 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was...beneath ; the chimney in the middle, with a very wide fire-place in one end for the kitchen, in the other end a stove room. Their furniture was of the simplest... | |
 | Samuel Kercheval - Indian captivities - 1850 - 360 pages
...Indian wars and the' storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on Kis farm. He was sure to erect a fine large barn, before...Their dwelling-houses were seldom raised more than a sirtgle story in height, with a large cellar beneath ; the chimney in the middle, with 'a very wide... | |
 | Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars, and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was sure to erect a line large barn before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabin. There were none of... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Virginia - 1883 - 578 pages
...fields, fat cattle, and huge red barns. " The Dutchman's barn," says Kercheval, the old historian, " was usually the best building on his farm. He was...any other dwelling-house than his rude log cabin." They were an honest, merry people in their good Fatherland manner, keeping festivals and enjoying themselves... | |
 | James Joseph McDonald - Virginia - 1907 - 424 pages
...was sure to erect a fine large barn before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabin. There were none of our primitive immigrants more uniform...a large cellar beneath; the chimney in the middle, witfi a very wide fireplace in one end for the kitchen; in the other end a stoveroom. Their furniture... | |
 | James Joseph McDonald - Virginia - 1907 - 424 pages
...had to meet and breast the various Indian wars, and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was...before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log-cabin. There were none of our primitive immigrants more uniform in the form of their buildings... | |
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The natural result of this kind of rural life was, to produce a hardy and vigorous race of people. It was this race of people who had to meet and breast the various Indian wars and the storms of the revolution. The Dutchman's barn was usually the best... 
