Meet General GrantH. Liveright, 1928 - 512 pages 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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Page 215
... Action was the essence of his military system . After the rebuff from Halleck he talked with Flag Officer Foote , who commanded the gunboat flotilla on the Mississippi , and per- suaded Foote - who loved action as much as Grant himself ...
... Action was the essence of his military system . After the rebuff from Halleck he talked with Flag Officer Foote , who commanded the gunboat flotilla on the Mississippi , and per- suaded Foote - who loved action as much as Grant himself ...
Page 393
... action of the Sen- ate - which Johnson anticipated - or , at least , to give Johnson sufficient time to appoint some other man in his place if he decided not to hold it himself . That would have forced Stan- ton to go to the courts to ...
... action of the Sen- ate - which Johnson anticipated - or , at least , to give Johnson sufficient time to appoint some other man in his place if he decided not to hold it himself . That would have forced Stan- ton to go to the courts to ...
Page 409
... actions were intended as a public service , and that they were in keep- ing with the habit of the time . He remarked rather naïvely to the investigating committee that it was the same thing " as going into a business community and ...
... actions were intended as a public service , and that they were in keep- ing with the habit of the time . He remarked rather naïvely to the investigating committee that it was the same thing " as going into a business community and ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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