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Point. 33 One day his father said to him , “ Ulysses , you'll have to go into the beam - room and help me to - day . ” It appears that there was a shortage of workmen at the time . Ulysses said nothing at first , but as he and his ...
Point. 33 One day his father said to him , “ Ulysses , you'll have to go into the beam - room and help me to - day . ” It appears that there was a shortage of workmen at the time . Ulysses said nothing at first , but as he and his ...
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West Point did not give Grant much of an education , but its moral pressure was overwhelming , and he retained an immense respect for the Academy as long as he lived . “ I think West Point is the best school in the world , ” he told ...
West Point did not give Grant much of an education , but its moral pressure was overwhelming , and he retained an immense respect for the Academy as long as he lived . “ I think West Point is the best school in the world , ” he told ...
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3 The Polk administration endeavored for months to irritate the Mexicans to the point of beginning hostilities , but without success until April , 1846. In March Taylor was ordered to advance across the Nueces strip to the Rio Grande .
3 The Polk administration endeavored for months to irritate the Mexicans to the point of beginning hostilities , but without success until April , 1846. In March Taylor was ordered to advance across the Nueces strip to the Rio Grande .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Meet General Grant |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1946 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2006 |
| ISBN | 1404749136, 9781404749139 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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