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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The Legal Tender Act was passed only after considerable debate ; the administration urged its passage as an absolute necessity . After that there were other emissions of paper money , until ...
The Legal Tender Act was passed only after considerable debate ; the administration urged its passage as an absolute necessity . After that there were other emissions of paper money , until ...
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The Credit Mobilier scandal had hardly passed into history before Congress became involved in another financial affair called the Back Pay Grab . This particular grab was different from the other grabs of the epoch in that it was open ...
The Credit Mobilier scandal had hardly passed into history before Congress became involved in another financial affair called the Back Pay Grab . This particular grab was different from the other grabs of the epoch in that it was open ...
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When they arrived they passed first into a large ante - chamber where the Prince of Wales was playing with his two boys — one of whom is now King George V. The other guests had not come . The Prince came forward , shook hands with the ...
When they arrived they passed first into a large ante - chamber where the Prince of Wales was playing with his two boys — one of whom is now King George V. The other guests had not come . The Prince came forward , shook hands with the ...
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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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