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Page 87
... things because these were the things to do at the time , although they were not in accord with his inner life . The fact that he detested war - and especially the Mexican War - did not prevent him from being a good soldier . He went ...
... things because these were the things to do at the time , although they were not in accord with his inner life . The fact that he detested war - and especially the Mexican War - did not prevent him from being a good soldier . He went ...
Page 169
... things sat Jefferson Davis , President of the Confederate States , " a slight , light figure , little exceeding middle height , ” holding himself erect and straight in his chair . " He was dressed in a rustic suit of slate - colored ...
... things sat Jefferson Davis , President of the Confederate States , " a slight , light figure , little exceeding middle height , ” holding himself erect and straight in his chair . " He was dressed in a rustic suit of slate - colored ...
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... thing , and who does not know what he is looking for . In July , 1878 , he was in Ireland ; and then we see him ... things in the Celestial Em- pire , seemed to Grant to be just about right in conduct and opinions . He said , after ...
... thing , and who does not know what he is looking for . In July , 1878 , he was in Ireland ; and then we see him ... things in the Celestial Em- pire , seemed to Grant to be just about right in conduct and opinions . He said , after ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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