Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 213
... knew he'd do something big , " Mrs. Boggs replied . She was the wife of Boggs , the real estate man . " I knew he would be a great man some day , if he ever got a chance . " 84 At the close of the jovial Christmas season we find Rawlins ...
... knew he'd do something big , " Mrs. Boggs replied . She was the wife of Boggs , the real estate man . " I knew he would be a great man some day , if he ever got a chance . " 84 At the close of the jovial Christmas season we find Rawlins ...
Page 399
... knew less about the navy than the average man knows of astronomy . The whole business of the cabinet appointments was wrapped in mystery until after the inauguration . This secrecy deeply offended the leaders of the Republican party ...
... knew less about the navy than the average man knows of astronomy . The whole business of the cabinet appointments was wrapped in mystery until after the inauguration . This secrecy deeply offended the leaders of the Republican party ...
Page 479
... knew anything about the business , although he thought he knew all about it . He was , in fact , nothing more than a slow - witted figurehead . All he knew was that he received about three thou- sand dollars a month as his share of the ...
... knew anything about the business , although he thought he knew all about it . He was , in fact , nothing more than a slow - witted figurehead . All he knew was that he received about three thou- sand dollars a month as his share of the ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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