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The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years.
George Crook
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"The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years."
— George Crook

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The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years. — George Crook

About George Crook

George Crook was a Soldier from United States (1828–1890).

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Who said "The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs ever…"?
This quote is attributed to George Crook, a Soldier from United States.
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George Crook lived from 1828 – 1890.