Lincoln, the Unknown. "A short, objective, rapid-fire biography of that gaunt man who came out of nowhere to save his country" |
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And , instead of mastering the military principles used by Napoleon and Frederick
the Great , he spent much of his time at West Point poring over novels such as "
Ivanhoe ” and " The Last of the Mohicans . ” The incredible fact is that he never ...
And , instead of mastering the military principles used by Napoleon and Frederick
the Great , he spent much of his time at West Point poring over novels such as "
Ivanhoe ” and " The Last of the Mohicans . ” The incredible fact is that he never ...
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But who ? That was easy : there was only one West Point graduate among
Washburne's constituents . So a few days later Grant picked up a St. Louis
newspaper , and read the surprising news that he was a brigadiergeneral . He
was assigned ...
But who ? That was easy : there was only one West Point graduate among
Washburne's constituents . So a few days later Grant picked up a St. Louis
newspaper , and read the surprising news that he was a brigadiergeneral . He
was assigned ...
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By sunrise the next morning excited men with grapplinghooks were dragging the
Potomac , and raking and prodding among the carcasses of dead mules in the
great swamp behind Geeseborough Point . All over the nation millions were ...
By sunrise the next morning excited men with grapplinghooks were dragging the
Potomac , and raking and prodding among the carcasses of dead mules in the
great swamp behind Geeseborough Point . All over the nation millions were ...
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One of the most fascinating biographies of Abraham Lincoln. Dale tells Lincoln's story in a very lively manner; it seems that everything's happening before your eyes. The book has powerful tones of emotion, passion, vision, ambition, compassion, and wisdom running all through. It is one of the best.
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