The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.
Zebulon PikeAbout author
- Author's profession: Soldier
- Nationality: american
- Born: January 5, 1779
- Died: April 27, 1813
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