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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... face was freckled ; and though he had a look of strength , he seemed under - sized for his age . ( He was only five feet two inches tall when he entered the Military Academy . ) · • It was a splendid adventure this strolling about the ...
... face was freckled ; and though he had a look of strength , he seemed under - sized for his age . ( He was only five feet two inches tall when he entered the Military Academy . ) · • It was a splendid adventure this strolling about the ...
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... faces . " Potter , of Wisconsin , stepped towards Pryor and shouted : " We listened to gentlemen on the other side for ... face of Love- joy . " Nobody can intimidate me , " uttered Lovejoy , with a loud voice . And now thirty or forty ...
... faces . " Potter , of Wisconsin , stepped towards Pryor and shouted : " We listened to gentlemen on the other side for ... face of Love- joy . " Nobody can intimidate me , " uttered Lovejoy , with a loud voice . And now thirty or forty ...
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... face value of the loan . The issue was a success . The loan was oversubscribed three times in the London market within two days after it was announced . This was in March , 1863. The bonds were sold at 90 per cent of their face value to ...
... face value of the loan . The issue was a success . The loan was oversubscribed three times in the London market within two days after it was announced . This was in March , 1863. The bonds were sold at 90 per cent of their face value to ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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