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Page 318
... remained bottled and useless until Grant fought his way down from the north and rescued him . One pauses here to wonder why Grant did not relieve Butler from command , and put some fighting member of the Grant clique — Sheridan , let us ...
... remained bottled and useless until Grant fought his way down from the north and rescued him . One pauses here to wonder why Grant did not relieve Butler from command , and put some fighting member of the Grant clique — Sheridan , let us ...
Page 398
... remained in his exalted post for eight years , and at the end he knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew at the beginning . His administration ended in disre pute , but he was never quite aware of it , for he thought ...
... remained in his exalted post for eight years , and at the end he knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew at the beginning . His administration ended in disre pute , but he was never quite aware of it , for he thought ...
Page 444
... remained to do but to rush it through the Senate . The provisions of the treaty were very simple . The United States was to take over the republic of San Domingo and hold it as American territory . Baez and his friends were to get ...
... remained to do but to rush it through the Senate . The provisions of the treaty were very simple . The United States was to take over the republic of San Domingo and hold it as American territory . Baez and his friends were to get ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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