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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... York's Fifth Avenue . But on that day his metal steed was far away in the in- credible future . He was simply young Sherman - called Bill— full of good nature and likable traits . He had queer ideas and a whimsical mind . His finger ...
... York's Fifth Avenue . But on that day his metal steed was far away in the in- credible future . He was simply young Sherman - called Bill— full of good nature and likable traits . He had queer ideas and a whimsical mind . His finger ...
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... York , was not as disturbed as Grant was about the untrammeled part of it . He resolved to trammel the Convention as much as he could , and he was a shrewd hand at trammeling . The chief opponent of Grant was James G. Blaine , who had a ...
... York , was not as disturbed as Grant was about the untrammeled part of it . He resolved to trammel the Convention as much as he could , and he was a shrewd hand at trammeling . The chief opponent of Grant was James G. Blaine , who had a ...
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... seq . , 430-431 soldiers , 279 suffrage , 361 Newman , J. P. , in Grant's home , 498 New Orleans , captured , 197 , 263 New York City , disunion sentiment , 171 war riot in , 280-281 North , bounty system , 510 Index.
... seq . , 430-431 soldiers , 279 suffrage , 361 Newman , J. P. , in Grant's home , 498 New Orleans , captured , 197 , 263 New York City , disunion sentiment , 171 war riot in , 280-281 North , bounty system , 510 Index.
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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