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Soldiers come through some indistinguishable door in the wall , bringing poles which they hold up horizontally at graduated levels . Now a cadet , entering on horseback , canters about the oval and turns his horse in graceful pirouettes ...
Soldiers come through some indistinguishable door in the wall , bringing poles which they hold up horizontally at graduated levels . Now a cadet , entering on horseback , canters about the oval and turns his horse in graceful pirouettes ...
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The soldiers raise the pole even higher , but Grant and his horse go over it . At last , covered with dust and sweat , they leave the ring . Cadet Grant never turns back , never smiles and never meets the admiring ladies .
The soldiers raise the pole even higher , but Grant and his horse go over it . At last , covered with dust and sweat , they leave the ring . Cadet Grant never turns back , never smiles and never meets the admiring ladies .
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He said that he heard much about Grant among the 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 .
He said that he heard much about Grant among the 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 .
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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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