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Page 187
... Give me liberty or give me death " -and the world pauses to contem- plate the scene . Napoleon stood on the bridge at Arcola , a heroic figure entirely surrounded by sizzling bullets . Grant does nothing of the kind . He passes in and ...
... Give me liberty or give me death " -and the world pauses to contem- plate the scene . Napoleon stood on the bridge at Arcola , a heroic figure entirely surrounded by sizzling bullets . Grant does nothing of the kind . He passes in and ...
Page 218
... give these authorities , in order that any one who loves details may look them up . Instead of being favored in the way of arms and ammuni- tion , the Southern arsenals had actually less than their proper quota at the outbreak of the ...
... give these authorities , in order that any one who loves details may look them up . Instead of being favored in the way of arms and ammuni- tion , the Southern arsenals had actually less than their proper quota at the outbreak of the ...
Page 393
... give Johnson sufficient time to appoint some other man in his place if he decided not to hold it himself . That would have forced Stan- ton to go to the courts to have himself reinstated . In an angry letter Johnson accused Grant of not ...
... give Johnson sufficient time to appoint some other man in his place if he decided not to hold it himself . That would have forced Stan- ton to go to the courts to have himself reinstated . In an angry letter Johnson accused Grant of not ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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