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... a Virginia road in the route of the marching columns , when they came upon a teamster who was beating his horses in the face . Porter says that in the outburst which followed he realized for the first time that Grant had a temper .
... a Virginia road in the route of the marching columns , when they came upon a teamster who was beating his horses in the face . Porter says that in the outburst which followed he realized for the first time that Grant had a temper .
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It is bad enough to be compelled to sit here and hear him utter his treasonable and insulting language ; but he shall not , sir , come upon this side of the House shaking his fist in our faces . " Potter , of Wisconsin , stepped towards ...
It is bad enough to be compelled to sit here and hear him utter his treasonable and insulting language ; but he shall not , sir , come upon this side of the House shaking his fist in our faces . " Potter , of Wisconsin , stepped towards ...
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As cotton was then selling in Great Britain at twenty - five pence a pound the bonds - on their face - would appear to be attractive investments if ... but the Ifs were numerous and very self - assertive .
As cotton was then selling in Great Britain at twenty - five pence a pound the bonds - on their face - would appear to be attractive investments if ... but the Ifs were numerous and very self - assertive .
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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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