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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I give these authorities , in order that any one who loves details may look them up . Instead of being favored in the way of arms and ammunition , the Southern arsenals had actually less than their proper quota at the outbreak of the ...
I give these authorities , in order that any one who loves details may look them up . Instead of being favored in the way of arms and ammunition , the Southern arsenals had actually less than their proper quota at the outbreak of the ...
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He said that this situation had been explained to General Grant , and that Grant had agreed to hold on to the secretaryship despite the action of the Senate — which Johnson anticipated — or , at least , to give Johnson sufficient time ...
He said that this situation had been explained to General Grant , and that Grant had agreed to hold on to the secretaryship despite the action of the Senate — which Johnson anticipated — or , at least , to give Johnson sufficient time ...
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He was willing to give a royalty of twenty per cent ; and he told Grant that he would certainly sell more than a hundred thousand ... If the Century Company can meet these terms , give them the book -Clemens said .
He was willing to give a royalty of twenty per cent ; and he told Grant that he would certainly sell more than a hundred thousand ... If the Century Company can meet these terms , give them the book -Clemens said .
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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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