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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In that case , " the bank's attorney said , " your receipt from the government will constitute a good defense . ... well of you when they see you riding in your carriage , and know that it was purchased with money taken from this bank .
In that case , " the bank's attorney said , " your receipt from the government will constitute a good defense . ... well of you when they see you riding in your carriage , and know that it was purchased with money taken from this bank .
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Porter was about to blow up his boats and try to escape when Sherman's troops arrived unexpectedly on the squashy banks of the creek . They drove off the Confederates , but it took three days to raise the trees from the stream so the ...
Porter was about to blow up his boats and try to escape when Sherman's troops arrived unexpectedly on the squashy banks of the creek . They drove off the Confederates , but it took three days to raise the trees from the stream so the ...
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Alchemists Make Gold 429 Before the war the state of South Carolina had been in the banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 ...
Alchemists Make Gold 429 Before the war the state of South Carolina had been in the banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 ...
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant Meet General Grant, William E. Woodward Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | H. Liveright, 1928 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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