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Page 107
His sense of curiosity was small ; it did not seem probable that he would ever learn anything about statecraft , diplomacy , or the functions of civil government .
His sense of curiosity was small ; it did not seem probable that he would ever learn anything about statecraft , diplomacy , or the functions of civil government .
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Lee was so thoroughly convinced of his own subserviency to civil authority that he sat silent while Davis proceeded to carry out his own half - baked military schemes . Lee wanted to abandon Richmond in 1864 and concentrate the Southern ...
Lee was so thoroughly convinced of his own subserviency to civil authority that he sat silent while Davis proceeded to carry out his own half - baked military schemes . Lee wanted to abandon Richmond in 1864 and concentrate the Southern ...
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He declared that the President continually exalted the military over the civil power ; that he was surrounded by army officers ; that any one who brought gifts to Grant's door was sure of obtaining his favors ; that he appointed his ...
He declared that the President continually exalted the military over the civil power ; that he was surrounded by army officers ; that any one who brought gifts to Grant's door was sure of obtaining his favors ; that he appointed his ...
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant A Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Garden Publishing Company, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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