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After the war the bank sued Butler for the return of the money . Butler declared that the money had been ... bank's attorney said , “ your receipt from the government will constitute a good defense . " He added : “ Your neighbors in ...
After the war the bank sued Butler for the return of the money . Butler declared that the money had been ... bank's attorney said , “ your receipt from the government will constitute a good defense . " He added : “ Your neighbors in ...
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Porter was about to blow up his boats and try to escape when Sherman's troops arrived unexpectedly on the squashy banks of the creek . They drove off the Confederates , but it took three days to raise the trees from the stream so the ...
Porter was about to blow up his boats and try to escape when Sherman's troops arrived unexpectedly on the squashy banks of the creek . They drove off the Confederates , but it took three days to raise the trees from the stream so the ...
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Alchemists Make Gold 429 Before the war the state of South Carolina had been in the banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 ...
Alchemists Make Gold 429 Before the war the state of South Carolina had been in the banking business . It owned the Bank of South Carolina , which issued banknotes . With the fall of the Confederacy the bank failed , leaving $ 1,250,000 ...
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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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