General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 4
... success , and a necessary prelude to reaching greater heights . Let us observe him from the vantage point of time . He had been a drab farm youngster and a moderately successful West Pointer . His Mexican War career was brilliant ; his ...
... success , and a necessary prelude to reaching greater heights . Let us observe him from the vantage point of time . He had been a drab farm youngster and a moderately successful West Pointer . His Mexican War career was brilliant ; his ...
Page 65
... success and the editors had voluntarily doubled his pay of $ 500 per article . Doctor Douglas's diary describes Grant at this time . The success of the articles led to the plan for a book , and the controversy , which we shall describe ...
... success and the editors had voluntarily doubled his pay of $ 500 per article . Doctor Douglas's diary describes Grant at this time . The success of the articles led to the plan for a book , and the controversy , which we shall describe ...
Page 113
... successful in this war , in at least gaining the confidence of the public , no one feels more than I how much of this success is due to the energy , skill , and the harmonious putting forth of that energy and skill , of those whom it ...
... successful in this war , in at least gaining the confidence of the public , no one feels more than I how much of this success is due to the energy , skill , and the harmonious putting forth of that energy and skill , of those whom it ...
Contents
The Saddle Back of Time | 3 |
Beginning of the Memoirs II | 11 |
A Note to Doctor Douglas West Point Mexico | 16 |
Copyright | |
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