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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... bank . After the war the bank sued Butler for the return of the money . Butler declared that the money had been turned over to the govern- ment . " In that case , " the bank's attorney said , " your receipt from the government will ...
... bank . After the war the bank sued Butler for the return of the money . Butler declared that the money had been turned over to the govern- ment . " In that case , " the bank's attorney said , " your receipt from the government will ...
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... bank and cross over the river to the east bank below the town . The difficulty about the first alternative was that , while ironclad gunboats might possibly run by the batteries , it would certainly be hazardous in the extreme for ...
... bank and cross over the river to the east bank below the town . The difficulty about the first alternative was that , while ironclad gunboats might possibly run by the batteries , it would certainly be hazardous in the extreme for ...
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... banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 of its banknote money outstanding . Most of the bank's bills had been lost or ...
... banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 of its banknote money outstanding . Most of the bank's bills had been lost or ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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