Fort Hood/history

Famous quotes containing the words fort, hood and/or history:

“There was a deserted log camp here, apparently used the previous winter, with its “hovel” or barn for cattle.... It was a simple and strong fort erected against the cold, and suggested what valiant trencher work had been done there.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds—November!”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)