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 Herald , and it appeared first in that newspaper on November 26 , 1863 . In disclaiming the story , Lincoln remarked that it was over a hundred years old , anyway . He said that it had originated with George I. Somebody had ...
... York Herald , and it appeared first in that newspaper on November 26 , 1863 . In disclaiming the story , Lincoln remarked that it was over a hundred years old , anyway . He said that it had originated with George I. Somebody had ...
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... York City could obtain a total bounty of $ 677 - and , if he was a veteran , $ 100 in addition . This system of bounties was thoroughly vicious . It brought into the armies a class of thieves and rascals who enlisted solely for the ...
... York City could obtain a total bounty of $ 677 - and , if he was a veteran , $ 100 in addition . This system of bounties was thoroughly vicious . It brought into the armies a class of thieves and rascals who enlisted solely for the ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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