The Tanner-boy: And how He Became Lieutenant-generalRoberts brothers, 1864 - 308 pages |
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... ULYSSES SIDNEY GRANT , of the United States Army , is depicted at length in its pages , for the purpose of showing , by the record of his youthful history , how much the characteristics of the boy are developed in the man . The boyhood ...
... ULYSSES SIDNEY GRANT , of the United States Army , is depicted at length in its pages , for the purpose of showing , by the record of his youthful history , how much the characteristics of the boy are developed in the man . The boyhood ...
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... Grant was born . He was called HIRAM ULYSSES GRANT ; but subsequent- ly this was changed to ULYSSES SIDNEY GRANT , and by that name he is now known to the world . Had the name " Hiram " been retained , there are many who would have been ...
... Grant was born . He was called HIRAM ULYSSES GRANT ; but subsequent- ly this was changed to ULYSSES SIDNEY GRANT , and by that name he is now known to the world . Had the name " Hiram " been retained , there are many who would have been ...
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... Ulysses Grant taught him to depend on himself , while yet a boy . He was thus shown by a Christian pioneer mother how to practise true independence , that self - reliance which is one of the great secrets of a useful life . It was this ...
... Ulysses Grant taught him to depend on himself , while yet a boy . He was thus shown by a Christian pioneer mother how to practise true independence , that self - reliance which is one of the great secrets of a useful life . It was this ...
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... Grant had a quaint humor . It frequently showed itself in the quiet ripples of her handsome mouth , even when it found no expression in words . Some- times she would say to her boy , Re - " Ulysses , I mean you shall not come to a bad ...
... Grant had a quaint humor . It frequently showed itself in the quiet ripples of her handsome mouth , even when it found no expression in words . Some- times she would say to her boy , Re - " Ulysses , I mean you shall not come to a bad ...
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... Grant required another horse . He sent Ulysses , who was then assisting him in the tan - yard , to make the purchase . The animal was to be bought of a neigh- bor ; and the boy was anxious to make a trade that would please his father ...
... Grant required another horse . He sent Ulysses , who was then assisting him in the tan - yard , to make the purchase . The animal was to be bought of a neigh- bor ; and the boy was anxious to make a trade that would please his father ...
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