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...Murfree Rinnard was a trapper who hated houses, loved the woods; he knew the forests of Tennessee, "Kaintuck," North Carolina like the back of his hand. When he had a load of furs he came to town to get drunk, get a woman, then get away. In Hill Town, N. C. he saw a girl he wanted. She fell in love with him, he slipped off before it was too late. But he was never able to forget her. Years later he saw her in the West: when the Chickasaws rose against the white settlers, Murfree got through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Early American | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

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