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 98
... months that Grant stayed in Mexico City he became friendly with some of the American and English resi- dents , learned a little Spanish , and ran a bakery for the benefit of the regimental fund . He made a commercial success of the ...
... months that Grant stayed in Mexico City he became friendly with some of the American and English resi- dents , learned a little Spanish , and ran a bakery for the benefit of the regimental fund . He made a commercial success of the ...
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... months he was known as Uncondi- tional Surrender Grant , and " I propose to move immediately upon your works " became the motto of the Union army . Fantastic sketches of Grant's life - made up by journalists to satisfy the public demand ...
... months he was known as Uncondi- tional Surrender Grant , and " I propose to move immediately upon your works " became the motto of the Union army . Fantastic sketches of Grant's life - made up by journalists to satisfy the public demand ...
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... month after month as Grant continued to reach further toward the left . If the town of City Point was the main ... months bevies of young girls , chaperoned by the wives of generals , fluttered through the cabins . They burst in on ...
... month after month as Grant continued to reach further toward the left . If the town of City Point was the main ... months bevies of young girls , chaperoned by the wives of generals , fluttered through the cabins . They burst in on ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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