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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... says that in the outburst which followed he realized for the first time that Grant had a temper . It is too bad , for history's sake , that he does not state exactly what his commander's words were , but he does say that there was a ...
... says that in the outburst which followed he realized for the first time that Grant had a temper . It is too bad , for history's sake , that he does not state exactly what his commander's words were , but he does say that there was a ...
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... says something , and then he calls out , " Mr. Grant ! " The soldiers raise the pole a foot like a new flame among the guests . higher . A murmur flickers " He'll never make it in the world , " says a man sententiously . A cadet in the ...
... says something , and then he calls out , " Mr. Grant ! " The soldiers raise the pole a foot like a new flame among the guests . higher . A murmur flickers " He'll never make it in the world , " says a man sententiously . A cadet in the ...
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... says that no such conversation took place , and that the contingency of a retreat was not mentioned by either of them . Notwithstanding such explicit denial , this myth has continued to exist , and probably has a good , long hearty life ...
... says that no such conversation took place , and that the contingency of a retreat was not mentioned by either of them . Notwithstanding such explicit denial , this myth has continued to exist , and probably has a good , long hearty life ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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