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 321
... campaign as he had at the beginning . The North , even as determined as it was at that time on the conquest of the South , was aghast at this enormous destruction of life . Considered from a military standpoint the campaign was a great ...
... campaign as he had at the beginning . The North , even as determined as it was at that time on the conquest of the South , was aghast at this enormous destruction of life . Considered from a military standpoint the campaign was a great ...
Page 411
... campaign to obtain a corner on gold in the summer of 1869. There was not much gold in the country outside the national treasury , but the treasury held about one hundred million dollars in coin . The Gould and Fisk campaign was simple ...
... campaign to obtain a corner on gold in the summer of 1869. There was not much gold in the country outside the national treasury , but the treasury held about one hundred million dollars in coin . The Gould and Fisk campaign was simple ...
Page 507
... Campaign of 1860 , 162 et seq . Campaign of 1864 , war opposition expressed in , 310 Campaign of 1868 , financial issue , 396-397 Campaign of 1872 , 439 Campaign of 1880 , 473 et seq . Carpet - baggers , 381 et seq . in South Carolina ...
... Campaign of 1860 , 162 et seq . Campaign of 1864 , war opposition expressed in , 310 Campaign of 1868 , financial issue , 396-397 Campaign of 1872 , 439 Campaign of 1880 , 473 et seq . Carpet - baggers , 381 et seq . in South Carolina ...
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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