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He made a commercial success of the bakery - a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , " he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans - bought fuel and ...
He made a commercial success of the bakery - a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , " he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans - bought fuel and ...
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The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often - and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often - and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
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There were flaring advertisements in the newspapers , and — as a contemporary writer remarked— " every device that had been successful in patent medicine selling was used . ” The campaign à phenomenal success .
There were flaring advertisements in the newspapers , and — as a contemporary writer remarked— " every device that had been successful in patent medicine selling was used . ” The campaign à phenomenal success .
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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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