Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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... believe ) a captain at that time . Smith was a soldier of great ability . He had a pas- sionate liking for the science of war , and he knew as much about armies and soldiers as any American of that epoch could know . As commandant , he ...
... believe ) a captain at that time . Smith was a soldier of great ability . He had a pas- sionate liking for the science of war , and he knew as much about armies and soldiers as any American of that epoch could know . As commandant , he ...
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... believe that the idea of going back across the river ever occurred to him as a possible recourse . His character was extremely obstinate , and there was his superstition against turning back . I do not believe he would have retreated ...
... believe that the idea of going back across the river ever occurred to him as a possible recourse . His character was extremely obstinate , and there was his superstition against turning back . I do not believe he would have retreated ...
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... believe these expensive presents had anything to do with it . He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much ...
... believe these expensive presents had anything to do with it . He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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