Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 52
... soldiers who are holding up the pole and says something , and then he calls out , " Mr. Grant ! " The soldiers raise the pole a foot higher . A murmur flickers like a new flame among the guests . " He'll never make it in the world ...
... soldiers who are holding up the pole and says something , and then he calls out , " Mr. Grant ! " The soldiers raise the pole a foot higher . A murmur flickers like a new flame among the guests . " He'll never make it in the world ...
Page 53
... 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 was in direct charge of the cadet corps as 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 was in direct charge of the cadet corps as a ...
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... soldiers and little to his credit . " No respect is felt for him , and no confidence is felt in him ; and his conduct was the one topic of discussion around campfires . " At that time there was a common saying among the en- listed men ...
... soldiers and little to his credit . " No respect is felt for him , and no confidence is felt in him ; and his conduct was the one topic of discussion around campfires . " At that time there was a common saying among the en- listed men ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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