Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 127
... believed Andrew played the worst part . Lincoln thought the Governor ought to have let the thing drop in favor of more important matters . The Philadelphia Inquirer called An- drew's conduct shameful , absurd , factious , and half ...
... believed Andrew played the worst part . Lincoln thought the Governor ought to have let the thing drop in favor of more important matters . The Philadelphia Inquirer called An- drew's conduct shameful , absurd , factious , and half ...
Page 250
... believed he would not be able to get along with President Grant . How- ever , George Wilkes , a Radical editor with whom Butler was associated in a speculative business venture , urged Grant to seek a reconciliation with Butler . At ...
... believed he would not be able to get along with President Grant . How- ever , George Wilkes , a Radical editor with whom Butler was associated in a speculative business venture , urged Grant to seek a reconciliation with Butler . At ...
Page 273
... believed Butler had made " many and sore mistakes in judgment , " but on balance he was to be preferred over his opponents . " 12 However , anyone who believed that men and women ought not to have to work more than 60 hours a week and ...
... believed Butler had made " many and sore mistakes in judgment , " but on balance he was to be preferred over his opponents . " 12 However , anyone who believed that men and women ought not to have to work more than 60 hours a week and ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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