Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 74
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
Page 92
... Mexico was daring in conception . He had less than twelve thousand men , and there were seven million people in Mexico . This was emphasized in Santa Anna's im- passioned , patriotic addresses to the Mexican people . " We can crush them ...
... Mexico was daring in conception . He had less than twelve thousand men , and there were seven million people in Mexico . This was emphasized in Santa Anna's im- passioned , patriotic addresses to the Mexican people . " We can crush them ...
Page 186
... Mexico " shouted at his colonel . Grant turned around and said to a sergeant , " Put a gag in that man's mouth . " This was done . When the time came to let " Mexico " loose , Colonel Grant untied him with his own hands . " Now salute ...
... Mexico " shouted at his colonel . Grant turned around and said to a sergeant , " Put a gag in that man's mouth . " This was done . When the time came to let " Mexico " loose , Colonel Grant untied him with his own hands . " Now salute ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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