Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... George Bancroft , then our Minister at London , to the Court circles , and watched the growing conflicts of the hour . At last the storm broke , February 23 , 1848 , and in three days the 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... George Bancroft , then our Minister at London , to the Court circles , and watched the growing conflicts of the hour . At last the storm broke , February 23 , 1848 , and in three days the 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... George Bancroft , of Massachusetts ( he subsequently removed to New York ) ; and , I think , William O. Butler , of Kentucky . It was one of those occasions when everything contributed to happi- The men around me were all in the prime ...
... George Bancroft , of Massachusetts ( he subsequently removed to New York ) ; and , I think , William O. Butler , of Kentucky . It was one of those occasions when everything contributed to happi- The men around me were all in the prime ...
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... George Bancroft , now living alternately at Newport and Wash- ington ; and as I have already reached my limit , I shall speak of him in my next . V. GEORGE BANCROFT , THE AMERICAN HISTORIAN . Two photographs 34 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... George Bancroft , now living alternately at Newport and Wash- ington ; and as I have already reached my limit , I shall speak of him in my next . V. GEORGE BANCROFT , THE AMERICAN HISTORIAN . Two photographs 34 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. V. GEORGE BANCROFT , THE AMERICAN HISTORIAN . Two photographs of George Bancroft - one when I saw him in Washington , June , 1845 ; the other when I saw him in Paris , July , 1867 - marked distinctly by the changes of ...
John Wien Forney. V. GEORGE BANCROFT , THE AMERICAN HISTORIAN . Two photographs of George Bancroft - one when I saw him in Washington , June , 1845 ; the other when I saw him in Paris , July , 1867 - marked distinctly by the changes of ...
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... George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his great work " The History of the United States . " His support of the Government and his ultimate hostility to slavery were ...
... George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his great work " The History of the United States . " His support of the Government and his ultimate hostility to slavery were ...
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