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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... ladies from whom all Americans have descended . The Dents called their home " White Haven , " and it is spoken of as an estate , but it was really nothing more than a farm . They had social aspirations . Colonel Dent , the head.
... ladies from whom all Americans have descended . The Dents called their home " White Haven , " and it is spoken of as an estate , but it was really nothing more than a farm . They had social aspirations . Colonel Dent , the head.
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... head of Brooks ' broken cane , lying on the floor . " Mr. Brooks , don't you want this piece of your cane ? " he said . Brooks took the gold head out of the boy's hand , put it in his pocket , and walked away silently . An effort to ...
... head of Brooks ' broken cane , lying on the floor . " Mr. Brooks , don't you want this piece of your cane ? " he said . Brooks took the gold head out of the boy's hand , put it in his pocket , and walked away silently . An effort to ...
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... head of the nation down . Next to my own country , there is none I love so much as England . Some of the newspapers at home invented a story to the effect that the Prince of Wales had been rude to me . It was a pure invention . I cannot ...
... head of the nation down . Next to my own country , there is none I love so much as England . Some of the newspapers at home invented a story to the effect that the Prince of Wales had been rude to me . It was a pure invention . I cannot ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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