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 143
... brought them almost to the negro's level . The mechanics , carpenters , bricklayers and other working men of the towns were hardly any better off than the poor white farmers . Slaves trained in the mechanical trades were hired out by ...
... brought them almost to the negro's level . The mechanics , carpenters , bricklayers and other working men of the towns were hardly any better off than the poor white farmers . Slaves trained in the mechanical trades were hired out by ...
Page 384
... brought to a close by a quiet mur- der also by unknown parties . Most of the army officers shared with the Southerners an active dislike for the politicians and carpet - baggers . It was a curious situation . The garrisons spent money ...
... brought to a close by a quiet mur- der also by unknown parties . Most of the army officers shared with the Southerners an active dislike for the politicians and carpet - baggers . It was a curious situation . The garrisons spent money ...
Page 488
... brought about by overdrafts on the part of Grant & 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 ...
... brought about by overdrafts on the part of Grant & 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 ...
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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