The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 10
... followed six hours in the sad- dle , supervising his acres . Dinner came at two . Most of his afternoons were devoted to correspondence . After supper there were family gatherings , whist , or some- times the General busied himself with ...
... followed six hours in the sad- dle , supervising his acres . Dinner came at two . Most of his afternoons were devoted to correspondence . After supper there were family gatherings , whist , or some- times the General busied himself with ...
Page 189
... followed by a cheering , shouting crowd . In his short inaugural address , which he read in a very low voice , he promised economy and the liquidation of the national debt , but avoided committing himself on the tariff and internal ...
... followed by a cheering , shouting crowd . In his short inaugural address , which he read in a very low voice , he promised economy and the liquidation of the national debt , but avoided committing himself on the tariff and internal ...
Page 272
... followed in the midst of a hostile population , the soldiers stricken with dysentery , isolated , the regulars and the volunteers squaring off against each other as they had been doing since the outbreak of the war . Scott - a sterner ...
... followed in the midst of a hostile population , the soldiers stricken with dysentery , isolated , the regulars and the volunteers squaring off against each other as they had been doing since the outbreak of the war . Scott - a sterner ...
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