Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... political principles did not change over the years . Toward the end of what he called " a lifetime of the closest study of , and con- nection with , national and state affairs and practical politics , " he described his political ...
... political principles did not change over the years . Toward the end of what he called " a lifetime of the closest study of , and con- nection with , national and state affairs and practical politics , " he described his political ...
Page 36
... political ; and as soon as a graduate obtains political preferment he is hailed as the " scholar in politics . " 20 ( The " scholar in politics " to whom Butler referred was Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts who graduated from ...
... political ; and as soon as a graduate obtains political preferment he is hailed as the " scholar in politics . " 20 ( The " scholar in politics " to whom Butler referred was Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts who graduated from ...
Page 287
... political opponents . " 19 Some Harvard men were even more outspoken . Wendell Phillips ( class of 1831 ) said rank Toryism had governed the majority of the overseers.20 An alumnus who believed the overseers had made a grave mistake ...
... political opponents . " 19 Some Harvard men were even more outspoken . Wendell Phillips ( class of 1831 ) said rank Toryism had governed the majority of the overseers.20 An alumnus who believed the overseers had made a grave mistake ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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