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Pride and honesty went hand in hand . Men who are living up to great traditions do not stoop to theft and lying , nor to shifty financial dealings . The lofty though somewhat quixotic sense of honor among the ruling class was carried ...
Pride and honesty went hand in hand . Men who are living up to great traditions do not stoop to theft and lying , nor to shifty financial dealings . The lofty though somewhat quixotic sense of honor among the ruling class was carried ...
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He fought Pemberton with his left hand and defeated him , while with his right hand he struck at Johnston and drove him out of the state capital . Then he turned to face Pemberton again , but the Confederate commander had retired behind ...
He fought Pemberton with his left hand and defeated him , while with his right hand he struck at Johnston and drove him out of the state capital . Then he turned to face Pemberton again , but the Confederate commander had retired behind ...
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... and what remained to be done required new and uncommitted hands -a new spirit born out of the ashes of war . ... think that Providence has permitted this calamity to befall us that a sterner hand might rule in our national affairs .
... and what remained to be done required new and uncommitted hands -a new spirit born out of the ashes of war . ... think that Providence has permitted this calamity to befall us that a sterner hand might rule in our national affairs .
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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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