Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... never pretended to that much abused title " statesman . " By his own admission he never con- cerned himself deeply with such broad problems as " how far the Virginia resolution of [ 17 ] 98 should guide the future of this country ...
... never pretended to that much abused title " statesman . " By his own admission he never con- cerned himself deeply with such broad problems as " how far the Virginia resolution of [ 17 ] 98 should guide the future of this country ...
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... never doubted that if the bill had gone to the Senate earlier in the week it would have been passed by that chamber . However , a large number of Protestant clergymen criticized it adversely in sermons they preached on the Sunday before ...
... never doubted that if the bill had gone to the Senate earlier in the week it would have been passed by that chamber . However , a large number of Protestant clergymen criticized it adversely in sermons they preached on the Sunday before ...
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... never received ) . Why Grant changed his mind in this matter is one of history's minor mysteries . The fact that he never admitted having changed his mind adds to the mystery . An explanation he caused to be quite widely circulated is ...
... never received ) . Why Grant changed his mind in this matter is one of history's minor mysteries . The fact that he never admitted having changed his mind adds to the mystery . An explanation he caused to be quite widely circulated is ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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