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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Page 57
This young man was wholesome , cheerful , and beefy . His mind was almost wholly untainted by scholarship . His manners were Southern and his ambitions were few and easily satisfied . All he wanted to do at West Point was to get through ...
This young man was wholesome , cheerful , and beefy . His mind was almost wholly untainted by scholarship . His manners were Southern and his ambitions were few and easily satisfied . All he wanted to do at West Point was to get through ...
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In the cool autumn months bevies of young girls , chaperoned by the wives of generals , fluttered through the cabins . They burst in on Meade , and had him bowing and scraping and asking anxiously for his young men : “ Colonel Lyman ...
In the cool autumn months bevies of young girls , chaperoned by the wives of generals , fluttered through the cabins . They burst in on Meade , and had him bowing and scraping and asking anxiously for his young men : “ Colonel Lyman ...
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She became a beautiful young woman , with delicate features and eyes that were melting in their loveliness . Her charm shed a spiritual radiance . She was probably the most attractive of all the young women who have ever lived in the ...
She became a beautiful young woman , with delicate features and eyes that were melting in their loveliness . Her charm shed a spiritual radiance . She was probably the most attractive of all the young women who have ever lived in the ...
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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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