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In the presence of Jefferson Davis one became hypnotized by the high and noble quality of his mind . He dealt habitually in philosophical generalizations , pleasant to contemplate , but rather remote from the sweat and worry of life .
In the presence of Jefferson Davis one became hypnotized by the high and noble quality of his mind . He dealt habitually in philosophical generalizations , pleasant to contemplate , but rather remote from the sweat and worry of life .
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Sherman's march to the sea was not a part of the preconceived plan which he and Grant had in mind when Sherman set out from Chattanooga . His objective was Atlanta , and his further progress through Georgia was the result of ...
Sherman's march to the sea was not a part of the preconceived plan which he and Grant had in mind when Sherman set out from Chattanooga . His objective was Atlanta , and his further progress through Georgia was the result of ...
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He had long passed his prime , and had become a queer , crotchety man who held a mass of contradictory opinions that were continually at war with each other in his mind . He believed in a high tariff , and was so insistent about it that ...
He had long passed his prime , and had become a queer , crotchety man who held a mass of contradictory opinions that were continually at war with each other in his mind . He believed in a high tariff , and was so insistent about it that ...
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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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