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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... person , and a slave to duty . He had rules , and lived up to them . . . dry , ascetic rules . The first of them was never to indulge in whisky , beer , wine or any other alcoholic beverage . He preached against the demon rum to all who ...
... person , and a slave to duty . He had rules , and lived up to them . . . dry , ascetic rules . The first of them was never to indulge in whisky , beer , wine or any other alcoholic beverage . He preached against the demon rum to all who ...
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... person should stand in the way of selecting the right men for all positions . For himself , he would serve to the best of his ability wherever placed . I assured him that I had no thought of substituting any one for him . As to Sher ...
... person should stand in the way of selecting the right men for all positions . For himself , he would serve to the best of his ability wherever placed . I assured him that I had no thought of substituting any one for him . As to Sher ...
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... anything he was always bit- terly opposed to it . His life is a record of bitter oppositions , bitter enthusiasms , bitter animosities . He was a bitter person . Vials of Wrath He even loved his invalid wife bitterly 360 Meet General Grant.
... anything he was always bit- terly opposed to it . His life is a record of bitter oppositions , bitter enthusiasms , bitter animosities . He was a bitter person . Vials of Wrath He even loved his invalid wife bitterly 360 Meet General Grant.
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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