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 61
... became engaged , with the wedding indefinitely deferred . When Jesse Grant learned that his son was engaged to marry the daughter of a Southern slave - owner he was inspired by the information to make acidulous comments . This seems ...
... became engaged , with the wedding indefinitely deferred . When Jesse Grant learned that his son was engaged to marry the daughter of a Southern slave - owner he was inspired by the information to make acidulous comments . This seems ...
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... became the backbone of the slave system in the half - century that preceded the Civil War , was a negligible industry in the 1790's . Before the invention of the cotton gin the task of separating one pound of cotton from its seed ...
... became the backbone of the slave system in the half - century that preceded the Civil War , was a negligible industry in the 1790's . Before the invention of the cotton gin the task of separating one pound of cotton from its seed ...
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... became a familiar sight on the streets of Wash- ington usually sitting in a light buggy , a cigar between his teeth , the reins wrapped tightly around his hands , and a swiftly runnning horse before him . • In July , 1866 , Congress ...
... became a familiar sight on the streets of Wash- ington usually sitting in a light buggy , a cigar between his teeth , the reins wrapped tightly around his hands , and a swiftly runnning horse before him . • In July , 1866 , Congress ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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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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