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Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along.
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"Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along."
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Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along. — Francis Parkman

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Francis Parkman was a Historian from United States (1823–1893).

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Who said "Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and…"?
This quote is attributed to Francis Parkman, a Historian from United States.
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Francis Parkman lived from 1823 – 1893.