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He had friends in official positions , and the President could remove them . One of Sumner's close friends was John Lothrop Motley , the American Minister to England . The day after the San Domingo treaty was rejected by the Senate ...
He had friends in official positions , and the President could remove them . One of Sumner's close friends was John Lothrop Motley , the American Minister to England . The day after the San Domingo treaty was rejected by the Senate ...
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He told his friends that he realized that he had made mistakes during his eight years in office , but now that he had acquired more experience he thought he would make a better President . He added that he would do absolutely nothing to ...
He told his friends that he realized that he had made mistakes during his eight years in office , but now that he had acquired more experience he thought he would make a better President . He added that he would do absolutely nothing to ...
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And , by the way , the friend of wartime days has fifty thousand dollars to invest . Could the General do anything safe and profitable with ... Why , yes , as it is one of the General's friends , we will take the money and do our best .
And , by the way , the friend of wartime days has fifty thousand dollars to invest . Could the General do anything safe and profitable with ... Why , yes , as it is one of the General's friends , we will take the money and do our best .
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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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