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One of his fixed notions was a dislike of newspapers paper men . “ I never see my name in print ... When the army was before Vicksburg somebody told him that three newspaper correspondents had been killed by a bursting shell . " Good !
One of his fixed notions was a dislike of newspapers paper men . “ I never see my name in print ... When the army was before Vicksburg somebody told him that three newspaper correspondents had been killed by a bursting shell . " Good !
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McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis newspaper in his hand . “ Just look at that !
McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis newspaper in his hand . “ Just look at that !
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The members of the family had read the prediction in a newspaper , and when the thirty - first day of March came they wandered about the ... He swallowed with less pain , and the newspapers reported that he was on the way to recovery .
The members of the family had read the prediction in a newspaper , and when the thirty - first day of March came they wandered about the ... He swallowed with less pain , and the newspapers reported that he was on the way to recovery .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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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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