All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some cases even starved to death.
Ernest Thompson SetonAbout author
- Author's profession: Leader
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 14, 1860
- Died: October 23, 1946
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