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 12
... brought his bride , and in which Ulysses was born , was in keeping with the popular idea of what a President's birthplace ought to be . It is true that it was not a log - house , but this minor defect was remedied perhaps by the fact ...
... brought his bride , and in which Ulysses was born , was in keeping with the popular idea of what a President's birthplace ought to be . It is true that it was not a log - house , but this minor defect was remedied perhaps by the fact ...
Page 17
... brought in every morning , and by the close of the day the switches were usually worn out . These beatings do not appear to have caused any rancor in the heart of Ulysses ; or he may have had a tough skin . “ I never had any hard ...
... brought in every morning , and by the close of the day the switches were usually worn out . These beatings do not appear to have caused any rancor in the heart of Ulysses ; or he may have had a tough skin . “ I never had any hard ...
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... brought out the awkward farm - hands , one by one . The pony's mane had been cut off , and its bare back was probably greased . Without saddle or bridle to hold on to , the sheepish youths were thrown promptly . Finally.
... brought out the awkward farm - hands , one by one . The pony's mane had been cut off , and its bare back was probably greased . Without saddle or bridle to hold on to , the sheepish youths were thrown promptly . Finally.
Page 66
... brought about by the intense ambition of the Southern leaders to maintain control of the national government . They created a Southern oligarchy in Congress which was so nearly airtight that hardly any measure proposed by a Northern ...
... brought about by the intense ambition of the Southern leaders to maintain control of the national government . They created a Southern oligarchy in Congress which was so nearly airtight that hardly any measure proposed by a Northern ...
Page 67
... brought about innumerable misunderstandings , and men were already learning to hate one another for no more sub- stantial reason than that they lived in different latitudes and faced different problems . In fact , two civilizations were ...
... brought about innumerable misunderstandings , and men were already learning to hate one another for no more sub- stantial reason than that they lived in different latitudes and faced different problems . In fact , two civilizations were ...
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