Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 98
... 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 whatever was necessary ...
... 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 whatever was necessary ...
Page 182
... successful general . War is an anachronism in the modern world , a survival from primitive society . It has no more ... success in war . Grant , like Lee and Sherman , was fitted by nature and tem- perament for meeting the problems of ...
... successful general . War is an anachronism in the modern world , a survival from primitive society . It has no more ... success in war . Grant , like Lee and Sherman , was fitted by nature and tem- perament for meeting the problems of ...
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... success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much for the government . The real reason , in ... successful as Mr. Stewart , but in addition he had a large experience in government finance . It was he who had made ...
... success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much for the government . The real reason , in ... successful as Mr. Stewart , but in addition he had a large experience in government finance . It was he who had made ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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