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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Into his half - insane mind there came an idea that he might instigate single - handed a slave rebellion that would put an end to slavery and make John Brown himself one of the great heroes of history .
Into his half - insane mind there came an idea that he might instigate single - handed a slave rebellion that would put an end to slavery and make John Brown himself one of the great heroes of history .
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Rawlins and the others would systematically talk their ideas into it , for weeks , not directly ... In the end , he would announce the idea as his own , without seeming conscious of the discussion ; and would give the orders to carry it ...
Rawlins and the others would systematically talk their ideas into it , for weeks , not directly ... In the end , he would announce the idea as his own , without seeming conscious of the discussion ; and would give the orders to carry it ...
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The idea was to teach the ex - slaves the value of thrift . Deposits from one dollar up were thankfully received , all earning interest , little by little , and working while you sleep . The local agents of the Bureau mingled finance ...
The idea was to teach the ex - slaves the value of thrift . Deposits from one dollar up were thankfully received , all earning interest , little by little , and working while you sleep . The local agents of the Bureau mingled finance ...
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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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