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 18
... began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops . I could not load it on the wagons , of course , at the time , but I could drive , and the choppers would load , and some one at the house unload . When about eleven years old I ...
... began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops . I could not load it on the wagons , of course , at the time , but I could drive , and the choppers would load , and some one at the house unload . When about eleven years old I ...
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... up nearer to him and began to make inviting gestures . He was almost grown up , in his six- teenth year ; and it was time for him to walk in his father's footsteps . Hears of West Point 33 One day his father said 32 Meet General Grant.
... up nearer to him and began to make inviting gestures . He was almost grown up , in his six- teenth year ; and it was time for him to walk in his father's footsteps . Hears of West Point 33 One day his father said 32 Meet General Grant.
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... began at once to try to get his son into West Point , though Ulysses may not have been aware of his father's intentions . Appointments to the Military Academy were made by Con- gressmen and Senators , then as now , and at that time the ...
... began at once to try to get his son into West Point , though Ulysses may not have been aware of his father's intentions . Appointments to the Military Academy were made by Con- gressmen and Senators , then as now , and at that time the ...
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... began with algebra and went on up through trigonometry , analytic geometry and a part of the calculus - put down under the head of " fluxions . " And there was a little physics and chemistry , a lot of draw- ing , a small bite at the ...
... began with algebra and went on up through trigonometry , analytic geometry and a part of the calculus - put down under the head of " fluxions . " And there was a little physics and chemistry , a lot of draw- ing , a small bite at the ...
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... began some vague conversations with British agents . The London government was afraid of the proposition . Very likely the Queen's ministers realized the true inwardness of the situation , and saw that they were being used as a cat's ...
... began some vague conversations with British agents . The London government was afraid of the proposition . Very likely the Queen's ministers realized the true inwardness of the situation , and saw that they were being used as a cat's ...
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