Meet General GrantH. Liveright, 1928 - 512 halaman Amerikansk historie, USA's historie, amerikansk biografi om General Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1889, som først havde en militær karriere, bl.a. i Mexican War, og blev en berømt general i Nordstatshæren, Union Army, under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig, 1861-1865, og senere endte som amerikansk president. Beskriver hans liv, levnedsløb og militære og politiske karriere. Udkom i 1928. |
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Halaman 108
... object to slavery in the Southern states - and if so , why ? Or was it merely talk ? If we cut through all superficial appearances , to the heart of the matter , we find that the anti - slavery party was small in numbers and loud in ...
... object to slavery in the Southern states - and if so , why ? Or was it merely talk ? If we cut through all superficial appearances , to the heart of the matter , we find that the anti - slavery party was small in numbers and loud in ...
Halaman 136
... object of family charity . His salary was eight hundred dollars a year . " He was courteous and popular with all who met him on business , " Albert D. Richardson says , " but never sought ac- quaintances . He was a very poor salesman ...
... object of family charity . His salary was eight hundred dollars a year . " He was courteous and popular with all who met him on business , " Albert D. Richardson says , " but never sought ac- quaintances . He was a very poor salesman ...
Halaman 184
... object was to borrow money ; also prob- ably to get his father to use some political influence in his behalf . But the old man was testy and irritable , and inclined to let Ulysses shift for himself . While he was at Covington it ...
... object was to borrow money ; also prob- ably to get his father to use some political influence in his behalf . But the old man was testy and irritable , and inclined to let Ulysses shift for himself . While he was at Covington it ...
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