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... months thereafter . His shoulders had a noticeable stoop- the result of his back - bending labor as a child ; and he walked with the high - stepping clomp - clomp of a farmer on newly plowed ground . One of his fellow - cadets ...
... months thereafter . His shoulders had a noticeable stoop- the result of his back - bending labor as a child ; and he walked with the high - stepping clomp - clomp of a farmer on newly plowed ground . One of his fellow - cadets ...
Page 98
... months that Grant stayed in Mexico City he became friendly with some of the American and English resi- dents , learned a little Spanish , and ran a bakery for the benefit of the regimental fund . He made a commercial success of the ...
... months that Grant stayed in Mexico City he became friendly with some of the American and English resi- dents , learned a little Spanish , and ran a bakery for the benefit of the regimental fund . He made a commercial success of the ...
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... months after the establishment of peace . For a few months this paper money was at par — until July , 1861 — and then it began to sink in value . By September of 1862 a Confederate paper dollar was worth fifty cents in gold ; by August ...
... months after the establishment of peace . For a few months this paper money was at par — until July , 1861 — and then it began to sink in value . By September of 1862 a Confederate paper dollar was worth fifty cents in gold ; by August ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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