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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Confederates Sprinkle Blood 173 Before he could do anything effective he had to wait for public opinion to ... he talked in vague abstractions about saving the Union , and refused to receive the Confederate commissioners for fear that ...
Confederates Sprinkle Blood 173 Before he could do anything effective he had to wait for public opinion to ... he talked in vague abstractions about saving the Union , and refused to receive the Confederate commissioners for fear that ...
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4 The Confederates attempted the impossible task of defending all points of their immense territory . ... Caution is excellent in its place , though it was the last thing in the world that the Confederate States needed .
4 The Confederates attempted the impossible task of defending all points of their immense territory . ... Caution is excellent in its place , though it was the last thing in the world that the Confederate States needed .
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This supplementary agreement was intended to keep up the price in the hope of sustaining Confederate credit abroad . The Confederate commissioners allowed the Erlangers to draw on funds in their possession — the money obtained from the ...
This supplementary agreement was intended to keep up the price in the hope of sustaining Confederate credit abroad . The Confederate commissioners allowed the Erlangers to draw on funds in their possession — the money obtained from the ...
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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 | 9 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
GRANT FALLS IN LOVE | 55 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | H. Liveright, 1928 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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