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 rendition of fugitives was put in the hands of the United States marshals , but the supposed slave was not given a chance to have a jury trial , or any appeal to the courts . All the slave - owner had to do was to submit an ...
The rendition of fugitives was put in the hands of the United States marshals , but the supposed slave was not given a chance to have a jury trial , or any appeal to the courts . All the slave - owner had to do was to submit an ...
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Slaves trained in the mechanical trades were hired out by their owners at low wages . ... In Charleston in 1848 there were one hundred and twenty slave carpenters against one hundred and nineteen whites engaged in the same occupation ...
Slaves trained in the mechanical trades were hired out by their owners at low wages . ... In Charleston in 1848 there were one hundred and twenty slave carpenters against one hundred and nineteen whites engaged in the same occupation ...
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4 It was impossible to defend slave industrialism with reasons that were intelligible to the civilized world . Not only the Northern states , but indeed the whole of civilization had outgrown the idea of negro slavery .
4 It was impossible to defend slave industrialism with reasons that were intelligible to the civilized world . Not only the Northern states , but indeed the whole of civilization had outgrown the idea of negro slavery .
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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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