Sickles the IncredibleThe life of a Civil War general, congressman tried for murder, friend of five Presidents, diplomat, spendthrift, and libertine - one of the gaudiest of American figures. |
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Page 105
... soon the political discussion degenerated into a free - for - all fight with fists flying , bottles swinging , and the niceties of debate lost in a welter of howls and sulphuric curses . The Tammany policemen had always been gentle with ...
... soon the political discussion degenerated into a free - for - all fight with fists flying , bottles swinging , and the niceties of debate lost in a welter of howls and sulphuric curses . The Tammany policemen had always been gentle with ...
Page 186
... soon set the underbrush ablaze , and luckless wounded of both sides screamed in torture as they roasted to death . " The wounded are continually passing through our lines , " Colonel de Trobriand noted . " One of them , half naked , is ...
... soon set the underbrush ablaze , and luckless wounded of both sides screamed in torture as they roasted to death . " The wounded are continually passing through our lines , " Colonel de Trobriand noted . " One of them , half naked , is ...
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... soon aboard a carriage of the Ferro Carril del Norte on their way to England and America.45 It would take more than good wishes and toasts drunk in cham- pagne to bring happiness to the fair young senorita in her union with a man more ...
... soon aboard a carriage of the Ferro Carril del Norte on their way to England and America.45 It would take more than good wishes and toasts drunk in cham- pagne to bring happiness to the fair young senorita in her union with a man more ...
Contents
The Peoples Choice I | 1 |
Politicking on the Potomac | 9 |
After the Ball | 26 |
Copyright | |
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