General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 136
... fight all day under the most severe strain , and write his orders at midnight when all was quiet , as he did after the first day's battle at Chattanooga ; on other occasions between campaigns he could sit outside his tent in the cool of ...
... fight all day under the most severe strain , and write his orders at midnight when all was quiet , as he did after the first day's battle at Chattanooga ; on other occasions between campaigns he could sit outside his tent in the cool of ...
Page 175
... or ceasing his whittling , and then re- marked : " They are not fighting ; the firing is all on one side . It takes two sides to start a fight . ' In a few minutes the firing died away , and it was found that 175 Some Personal Anecdotes.
... or ceasing his whittling , and then re- marked : " They are not fighting ; the firing is all on one side . It takes two sides to start a fight . ' In a few minutes the firing died away , and it was found that 175 Some Personal Anecdotes.
Page 292
... fight his way out of bank- ruptcy had a subsequent effect upon Mark Twain which has never been recorded . Years later Clemens's publishing company went into receivership : Clemens's self - imposed exile abroad and the three ( perhaps ...
... fight his way out of bank- ruptcy had a subsequent effect upon Mark Twain which has never been recorded . Years later Clemens's publishing company went into receivership : Clemens's self - imposed exile abroad and the three ( perhaps ...
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