Meet General GrantLiveright Publishing Corporation, 1946 - 524 pages |
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Page 57
... the lords and ladies from whom all Americans have descended . The Dents called their home " White Haven , " and it is spoken of as an estate , but it was reaHy nothing more than a farm . They had social aspirations . Colonel Dent , the ...
... the lords and ladies from whom all Americans have descended . The Dents called their home " White Haven , " and it is spoken of as an estate , but it was reaHy nothing more than a farm . They had social aspirations . Colonel Dent , the ...
Page 135
... head of Brooks ' broken cane , lying on the floor . " Mr. Brooks , don't you want this piece of your cane ? " he said . Brooks took the gold head out of the boy's hand , put it in his pocket , and walked away silently . An effort to ...
... head of Brooks ' broken cane , lying on the floor . " Mr. Brooks , don't you want this piece of your cane ? " he said . Brooks took the gold head out of the boy's hand , put it in his pocket , and walked away silently . An effort to ...
Page 256
... head , you'll knock out Grant's brains . " Grant was never very popular with the soldiers of his army . They hardly ever saw him . He remained aloof and silent , and whenever he did appear he looked like a dusty farmer wearing an ...
... head , you'll knock out Grant's brains . " Grant was never very popular with the soldiers of his army . They hardly ever saw him . He remained aloof and silent , and whenever he did appear he looked like a dusty farmer wearing an ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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