Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 46
... remarked that the pay of a Massachusetts legislator- $ 2.00 a day — was not enough to carry him home . A Whig newspaper immediately pro- posed that a fund be raised to pay him to stay home . Early in 1853 Butler presented to the House ...
... remarked that the pay of a Massachusetts legislator- $ 2.00 a day — was not enough to carry him home . A Whig newspaper immediately pro- posed that a fund be raised to pay him to stay home . Early in 1853 Butler presented to the House ...
Page 238
... remarked , was something he knew how to do . It seemed to him that the other managers were " a good deal cut up " about his intentions because they thought so important a case as the one at hand ought to be conducted in the highest ...
... remarked , was something he knew how to do . It seemed to him that the other managers were " a good deal cut up " about his intentions because they thought so important a case as the one at hand ought to be conducted in the highest ...
Page 284
... remarked that Harvard did not have to , and ought not to , honor Butler with a degree.12 The New York Times concurred with the Evening Post.13 The Boston Advertiser was satisfied that Harvard had full power to refrain from giving Butler ...
... remarked that Harvard did not have to , and ought not to , honor Butler with a degree.12 The New York Times concurred with the Evening Post.13 The Boston Advertiser was satisfied that Harvard had full power to refrain from giving Butler ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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