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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... young Ulysses had grown into a lad , the men and women of the Ohio settlements had become weary of their harsh toil , and Daniel Boone's ghost had faded through neglect into a faint , dreary wisp . A new ideal was rising from the ground ...
... young Ulysses had grown into a lad , the men and women of the Ohio settlements had become weary of their harsh toil , and Daniel Boone's ghost had faded through neglect into a faint , dreary wisp . A new ideal was rising from the ground ...
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... young people of his own age . I suspect his unpopularity was due largely to the fact that he was such poor company . He was bashful , and inept at the fluent jesting that passes for wit among boys and girls . Among the boys of ...
... young people of his own age . I suspect his unpopularity was due largely to the fact that he was such poor company . He was bashful , and inept at the fluent jesting that passes for wit among boys and girls . Among the boys of ...
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... young girl's in its freshness of complexion and delicacy of outline . He was small and slender — but not fragile , for he had muscles of iron . His voice was always soft , clear and musical - though he cared nothing at all for music ...
... young girl's in its freshness of complexion and delicacy of outline . He was small and slender — but not fragile , for he had muscles of iron . His voice was always soft , clear and musical - though he cared nothing at all for music ...
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... the name of Ulysses Simpson Grant . There was , indeed , some little difficulty about the name . The Adjutant said that he expected a Ulysses Simpson - and Changes Name 37 here was a Ulysses Hiram . Young 36 Meet General Grant.
... the name of Ulysses Simpson Grant . There was , indeed , some little difficulty about the name . The Adjutant said that he expected a Ulysses Simpson - and Changes Name 37 here was a Ulysses Hiram . Young 36 Meet General Grant.
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William E. Woodward. Changes Name 37 here was a Ulysses Hiram . Young Grant explained it satis- factorily enough , but the Adjutant , tied up in red tape , de- clared that the papers would have to go back to Washington to have the name ...
William E. Woodward. Changes Name 37 here was a Ulysses Hiram . Young Grant explained it satis- factorily enough , but the Adjutant , tied up in red tape , de- clared that the papers would have to go back to Washington to have the name ...
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