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Page 301
... took on a holiday air . There were vistas of broadcloth suits , bright dresses , parasols , fans and satin slippers . The ex - rebels who remained in the town started flourishing business enterprises and took in bushels of United States ...
... took on a holiday air . There were vistas of broadcloth suits , bright dresses , parasols , fans and satin slippers . The ex - rebels who remained in the town started flourishing business enterprises and took in bushels of United States ...
Page 383
... took nearly all they could lay their hands on . The statistics relating to this blatant robbery are guess- work , but it is a certain fact that most of the cotton agents went back to the North bulging with money ; and it is entirely ...
... took nearly all they could lay their hands on . The statistics relating to this blatant robbery are guess- work , but it is a certain fact that most of the cotton agents went back to the North bulging with money ; and it is entirely ...
Page 517
... took a modest and generous view of the situa- tion . The Commercial also acknowledges that it was in error in stating that Gen. Badeau finally took $ 10,000 in full settlement of his claim , and accepts as true his state- ment that he ...
... took a modest and generous view of the situa- tion . The Commercial also acknowledges that it was in error in stating that Gen. Badeau finally took $ 10,000 in full settlement of his claim , and accepts as true his state- ment that he ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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