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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223 The newspapers were filled with praise of Grant . As I turn their ragged files I ... For " Unconditional Surrender ” some newspaper suggested humorously , and this struck the fancy of the American nation . For months he was known as ...
223 The newspapers were filled with praise of Grant . As I turn their ragged files I ... For " Unconditional Surrender ” some newspaper suggested humorously , and this struck the fancy of the American nation . For months he was known as ...
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There he sat miserably for more than two weeks , reading newspapers down to their last shred of rumor , as idle men do ; reading newspapers , smoking cigars and trying not to drink liquor . When word finally came from Halleck for him to ...
There he sat miserably for more than two weeks , reading newspapers down to their last shred of rumor , as idle men do ; reading newspapers , smoking cigars and trying not to drink liquor . When word finally came from Halleck for him to ...
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McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis newspaper in his hand . “ Just look at that !
McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis newspaper in his hand . “ Just look at that !
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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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