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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He made a commercial success of the bakery - a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , ” he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans — bought fuel and ...
He made a commercial success of the bakery - a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , ” he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans — bought fuel and ...
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The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often — and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often — and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
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He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much for the government . The real reason , in my opinion , was that ...
He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do as much for the government . The real reason , in my opinion , was 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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