Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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... called " Old Brains " because of his look of owlish wisdom . He was , in reality , a large emptiness surrounded by an education . Military history was his specialty . He had a contempt for generals who did not know what had happened at ...
... called " Old Brains " because of his look of owlish wisdom . He was , in reality , a large emptiness surrounded by an education . Military history was his specialty . He had a contempt for generals who did not know what had happened at ...
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... called a turncoat , a hypocrite , and even a traitor . The Radicals called him a turncoat , because he did not follow the Republican party — but he was always true to himself . Hypoc- risy was certainly no part of his dogmatic ...
... called a turncoat , a hypocrite , and even a traitor . The Radicals called him a turncoat , because he did not follow the Republican party — but he was always true to himself . Hypoc- risy was certainly no part of his dogmatic ...
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... called aid that has been given him has been pretty thoroughly misguided . § 3 On Christmas Eve of the year 1865 , six young men were killing time in a law office in Pulaski , Tennessee . One of them suggested that they get up a secret ...
... called aid that has been given him has been pretty thoroughly misguided . § 3 On Christmas Eve of the year 1865 , six young men were killing time in a law office in Pulaski , Tennessee . One of them suggested that they get up a secret ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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