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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Page 249
All this was reported to Sherman , as Grant had gone for the day , but Sherman made light of the matter , and expressed his opinion that there would be no attack in force . That same evening Grant telegraphed to Halleck , “ I have ...
All this was reported to Sherman , as Grant had gone for the day , but Sherman made light of the matter , and expressed his opinion that there would be no attack in force . That same evening Grant telegraphed to Halleck , “ I have ...
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That would not do at all — looking at the matter from the Republican standpoint , and considering the probability that the Southern delegations would be solidly Democratic . The Southern Democrats , combined with those of the North and ...
That would not do at all — looking at the matter from the Republican standpoint , and considering the probability that the Southern delegations would be solidly Democratic . The Southern Democrats , combined with those of the North and ...
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It was his purpose to test the matter in the case of Stanton and Grant . 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 ...
It was his purpose to test the matter in the case of Stanton and Grant . 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 ...
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
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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