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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There was , indeed , no choice expressed by the popular vote , though the Republicans carried enough states of large population — such as New York , Pennsylvania and Ohio — to give Lincoln one hundred and eighty electoral votes against ...
There was , indeed , no choice expressed by the popular vote , though the Republicans carried enough states of large population — such as New York , Pennsylvania and Ohio — to give Lincoln one hundred and eighty electoral votes against ...
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The Brittle McClellan 311 McClellan was nominated by the Democrats on a platform which meant that every vote for him was a vote against the war . McClellan received 1,800,000 votes against Lincoln's 2,200,000 , and it seems probable ...
The Brittle McClellan 311 McClellan was nominated by the Democrats on a platform which meant that every vote for him was a vote against the war . McClellan received 1,800,000 votes against Lincoln's 2,200,000 , and it seems probable ...
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He wanted to see Johnson convicted , and he went to the trouble of calling on various Senators at their homes for the purpose of persuading them to vote for impeachment . After six weeks of testimony and argument the Senate voted on May ...
He wanted to see Johnson convicted , and he went to the trouble of calling on various Senators at their homes for the purpose of persuading them to vote for impeachment . After six weeks of testimony and argument the Senate voted on May ...
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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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