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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 68
Page 220
By nine o'clock the road was open , the Federal army was demoralized , and the whole Confederate garrison could have escaped . But now Floyd's asininity comes to the front . He thought that the whole of Grant's army was in retreat ...
By nine o'clock the road was open , the Federal army was demoralized , and the whole Confederate garrison could have escaped . But now Floyd's asininity comes to the front . He thought that the whole of Grant's army was in retreat ...
Page 435
During the next two years more than a thousand people in the South as a whole were tried and convicted under the Ku - Klux Act . Ten years later the Supreme Court declared it to be unconstitutional . Grant was bewildered by these ...
During the next two years more than a thousand people in the South as a whole were tried and convicted under the Ku - Klux Act . Ten years later the Supreme Court declared it to be unconstitutional . Grant was bewildered by these ...
Page 436
“ The whole condition of things at the South is shameful , and I am ready for a movement now to emancipate the whites . No doubt the government is bound to protect the misintelligence of the blacks , but surely not at the expense of the ...
“ The whole condition of things at the South is shameful , and I am ready for a movement now to emancipate the whites . No doubt the government is bound to protect the misintelligence of the blacks , but surely not at the expense of the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
LibraryThing Review
User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
28 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
American appeared army bank battle became become began believe brought called campaign carried Civil close command Confederate Congress considered continued cotton Davis dollars face fact fight force friends give gold Grant hand head held horses hundred idea John knew land letter Lincoln lived looked matter Mexican Mexico miles military mind months move negro never newspapers North Northern officers party passed person Point political position President railroad regiment remained Republican river says seems Senate sense sent Sherman side slave slavery soldiers soon South Southern stand stood success taken talk things thought thousand tion took troops turned Ulysses Union United vote wanted Ward Washington West whole wrote York young
Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | H. Liveright, 1928 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |