Meet General GrantAmerikansk historie, USA's historie, amerikansk biografi om General Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1889, som først havde en militær karriere, bl.a. i Mexican War, og blev en berømt general i Nordstatshæren, Union Army, under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig, 1861-1865, og senere endte som amerikansk president. Beskriver hans liv, levnedsløb og militære og politiske karriere. Udkom i 1928. |
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Page 11
... Ulysses , was the kind of man who becomes grim and purposeful too early in life . Grimness , as admirable as it seems in the biographies of great generals , is really nothing less than bad manners when acquired by any one under the age ...
... Ulysses , was the kind of man who becomes grim and purposeful too early in life . Grimness , as admirable as it seems in the biographies of great generals , is really nothing less than bad manners when acquired by any one under the age ...
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... Ulysses was born , was in keeping with the popular idea of what a President's birthplace ought to be . It is true that it was not a log - house , but this minor defect was remedied perhaps by the fact that it contained only two rooms ...
... Ulysses was born , was in keeping with the popular idea of what a President's birthplace ought to be . It is true that it was not a log - house , but this minor defect was remedied perhaps by the fact that it contained only two rooms ...
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... Ulysses in particular . When Ulysses was a small child he was seen by some of the neighbors crawling about among the legs of horses and swinging on their tails . There was neighborly excitement , of course , and a rush of startled women ...
... Ulysses in particular . When Ulysses was a small child he was seen by some of the neighbors crawling about among the legs of horses and swinging on their tails . There was neighborly excitement , of course , and a rush of startled women ...
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... Ulysses , " she said , " you've become a great man , haven't you ? " With that remark she returned to her household ... Ulysses was born . For six weeks he was without a name . $ 2 Ulysses purrs on the tongue . A sugary name , Greek in ...
... Ulysses , " she said , " you've become a great man , haven't you ? " With that remark she returned to her household ... Ulysses was born . For six weeks he was without a name . $ 2 Ulysses purrs on the tongue . A sugary name , Greek in ...
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... Ulysses , so the child was called Hiram Ulysses Grant . A virile name is Hiram , devoid of sweetness , and carrying a sense of muscular strength . No doubt it was hoped by the hard - handed tree - choppers of the family that Ulysses ...
... Ulysses , so the child was called Hiram Ulysses Grant . A virile name is Hiram , devoid of sweetness , and carrying a sense of muscular strength . No doubt it was hoped by the hard - handed tree - choppers of the family that Ulysses ...
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