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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... matter , for the Congressman from the district - a man named Thomas L. Hamer - was a Democrat , while Jesse Grant was a Whig of violent mind who had opposed Hamer's election with invective as well as argument . After some indecision on ...
... matter , for the Congressman from the district - a man named Thomas L. Hamer - was a Democrat , while Jesse Grant was a Whig of violent mind who had opposed Hamer's election with invective as well as argument . After some indecision on ...
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... matter in Washington , and he contrived to get an order through , with the approval of the higher powers , that McClernand was to command the Vicksburg expedition only if Grant were not present . Thereupon Grant resolved to be present ...
... matter in Washington , and he contrived to get an order through , with the approval of the higher powers , that McClernand was to command the Vicksburg expedition only if Grant were not present . Thereupon Grant resolved to be present ...
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... matter in the case of Stanton and Grant . He said that this situation had been explained to General Grant , and that Grant had agreed to hold on to the secretaryship despite the action of the Sen- ate - which Johnson anticipated — or ...
... matter in the case of Stanton and Grant . He said that this situation had been explained to General Grant , and that Grant had agreed to hold on to the secretaryship despite the action of the Sen- ate - which Johnson anticipated — or ...
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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