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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... Washington - and this is strange , for there are scores of people alive to - day who remember her as an old woman . Yes , they are willing enough to speak of her , but their reminiscences are of little use , consisting as they do of ...
... Washington - and this is strange , for there are scores of people alive to - day who remember her as an old woman . Yes , they are willing enough to speak of her , but their reminiscences are of little use , consisting as they do of ...
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... Washington in the seats of the mighty and thinking of his Ohio district and the next election , he saw a politician's chance to stop the mouth of at least one rabid opponent . So his reply was gracious enough . He said that there was a ...
... Washington in the seats of the mighty and thinking of his Ohio district and the next election , he saw a politician's chance to stop the mouth of at least one rabid opponent . So his reply was gracious enough . He said that there was a ...
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... Washington to have the name changed to Ulysses Hiram . However , the papers did not go back . Grant knew a better method . He would , then and there , assume the name of Ulysses Simpson , and be done with it . His gesture of straight ...
... Washington to have the name changed to Ulysses Hiram . However , the papers did not go back . Grant knew a better method . He would , then and there , assume the name of Ulysses Simpson , and be done with it . His gesture of straight ...
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... Washington Irving's work , Lever's , and many others that I do not now remember . During his first year as a cadet there was a bill before Con- gress to abolish the Military Academy . The opponents of military education declared that ...
... Washington Irving's work , Lever's , and many others that I do not now remember . During his first year as a cadet there was a bill before Con- gress to abolish the Military Academy . The opponents of military education declared that ...
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... Washington used to live in - there Kosiuscko used to walk and think of his country and of ours . Over the river we are shown the dwelling - house of Arnold - that base and heartless traitor to his country and his God . I do love the ...
... Washington used to live in - there Kosiuscko used to walk and think of his country and of ours . Over the river we are shown the dwelling - house of Arnold - that base and heartless traitor to his country and his God . I do love the ...
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