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 23
... considered a sort of male girl , and treated with ridicule . Ulysses was saved from that fate by reason of his obvious bravery and resourcefulness , so he became a mystery . . . and boys do not like other boys who have inscrutable ways ...
... considered a sort of male girl , and treated with ridicule . Ulysses was saved from that fate by reason of his obvious bravery and resourcefulness , so he became a mystery . . . and boys do not like other boys who have inscrutable ways ...
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... considered a collegiate branch of knowledge . A sort of desiccated history came and went in the second year . It must have been composed entirely of names and dates , for in those few months the cadet had to cover a course which ...
... considered a collegiate branch of knowledge . A sort of desiccated history came and went in the second year . It must have been composed entirely of names and dates , for in those few months the cadet had to cover a course which ...
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... when the next vacancy in an assistant profes- sorship occurred , Grant would be considered for the place . Out of this correspondence the young lieutenant built a I HANNAH SIMPSON GRANT General Grant's mother . Died at 56 Meet General ...
... when the next vacancy in an assistant profes- sorship occurred , Grant would be considered for the place . Out of this correspondence the young lieutenant built a I HANNAH SIMPSON GRANT General Grant's mother . Died at 56 Meet General ...
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... considered by him as a sort of duty which comes up in a man's life . Very likely he felt relieved when it was settled . He could then check that performance off his list , and never bother about it again . Colonel Dent was not informed ...
... considered by him as a sort of duty which comes up in a man's life . Very likely he felt relieved when it was settled . He could then check that performance off his list , and never bother about it again . Colonel Dent was not informed ...
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... considered citizens in North Caro- lina , and voted in that state until 1835 , when a new state constitution deprived them of the franchise . Many wealthy Southerners followed the example of George Washington and left provision in their ...
... considered citizens in North Caro- lina , and voted in that state until 1835 , when a new state constitution deprived them of the franchise . Many wealthy Southerners followed the example of George Washington and left provision in their ...
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