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 479
... Ward thought that would be a wonderful arrangement . General Grant's connection would make the business a national institu- tion . Millions of profit . But - cautious inquiry by Mr. Ward -how much actual cash could the General put into ...
... Ward thought that would be a wonderful arrangement . General Grant's connection would make the business a national institu- tion . Millions of profit . But - cautious inquiry by Mr. Ward -how much actual cash could the General put into ...
Page 482
... Ward was looking up new victims . It was a sort of endless chain . § 2 Ward's main reliance , however was not on individuals , but on the Marine National Bank . He had become acquainted with James D. Fish , its president , a gray ...
... Ward was looking up new victims . It was a sort of endless chain . § 2 Ward's main reliance , however was not on individuals , but on the Marine National Bank . He had become acquainted with James D. Fish , its president , a gray ...
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... Ward . " But that can't be , " said Ulysses , Jr. " We have more than six hundred thousand dollars on deposit . " Mr. Ward did not appear at the office - he never went there again but the cashier brought the bank book to the Grants and ...
... Ward . " But that can't be , " said Ulysses , Jr. " We have more than six hundred thousand dollars on deposit . " Mr. Ward did not appear at the office - he never went there again but the cashier brought the bank book to the Grants and ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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