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With GEORGE WASHINGTON , THE IMAGE AND THE MAN , Woodward frankly exposed the true , human Father of His Country , generally sanctified as a distant , devitalized hero . The book was a hit , and critics delightedly averred that Woodward ...
With GEORGE WASHINGTON , THE IMAGE AND THE MAN , Woodward frankly exposed the true , human Father of His Country , generally sanctified as a distant , devitalized hero . The book was a hit , and critics delightedly averred that Woodward ...
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The scion of the great Washington family sat down in grumpy discomfort on the fire engine and waited to see what would ... The expedition also brought back George Washington's sword , a family heirloom , which Brown promptly buckled ...
The scion of the great Washington family sat down in grumpy discomfort on the fire engine and waited to see what would ... The expedition also brought back George Washington's sword , a family heirloom , which Brown promptly buckled ...
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In all essential respects , ” Mr. Rhodes says , " Lee resembled Washington . ” He did , indeed , yet the likeness is not wholly satisfying . There was something in Lee that Washington did not have . After much reflection I have come to ...
In all essential respects , ” Mr. Rhodes says , " Lee resembled Washington . ” He did , indeed , yet the likeness is not wholly satisfying . There was something in Lee that Washington did not have . After much reflection I have come to ...
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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 | 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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