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A man with a thousand dollars in gold could turn it into fifteen hundred dollars in paper money . Then with this fifteen hundred dollars he could buy an equivalent amount of six per cent gold bonds . The fifteen hundred dollars in bonds ...
A man with a thousand dollars in gold could turn it into fifteen hundred dollars in paper money . Then with this fifteen hundred dollars he could buy an equivalent amount of six per cent gold bonds . The fifteen hundred dollars in bonds ...
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Substitutes were allowed , and there was a commutation feature which provided that any drafted man might obtain an exemption on the payment of three hundred dollars . This arrangement for evading service by the payment of money to the ...
Substitutes were allowed , and there was a commutation feature which provided that any drafted man might obtain an exemption on the payment of three hundred dollars . This arrangement for evading service by the payment of money to the ...
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“ Buck ” had already invested one hundred thousand - probably his father - in - law's money — and it was decided that ... Ward agreed to take two hundred thousand dollars as his share ; he would contribute securities for that amount .
“ Buck ” had already invested one hundred thousand - probably his father - in - law's money — and it was decided that ... Ward agreed to take two hundred thousand dollars as his share ; he would contribute securities for that amount .
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
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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