Garfield: A BiographyKent State University Press, 1978 - 716 стор. The definitive biography of America's 20th president, James A. Garfield. Exhaustively researched and skillfully written. Winner of the Ohio Academy of History Award, the Ohioana Book Award in History, and a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year. "Garfield's military career, the congressional years, the Presidency, receive thorough attention and evaluation, and one of the delights of this massive biography is that Peskin writes so well ... This is a brilliant and skillful portrait of a man of many parts, of the political and social landscape of his time."--Publishers Weekly |
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... diary many years later , the affair would have remained entirely hidden . The very fact that so much effort was devoted to covering its traces indicates that the whole business must have left a painful impression . Briefly , what seems ...
... diary many years later , the affair would have remained entirely hidden . The very fact that so much effort was devoted to covering its traces indicates that the whole business must have left a painful impression . Briefly , what seems ...
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... diary recorded his elation : " Exercises once again . Welcome the day . " A few weeks later his satisfaction was unbounded . " Good times now , " he gloated , " good times . " 4 The term passed quickly , with his days occupied with alge ...
... diary recorded his elation : " Exercises once again . Welcome the day . " A few weeks later his satisfaction was unbounded . " Good times now , " he gloated , " good times . " 4 The term passed quickly , with his days occupied with alge ...
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... diary , his " Journal of Daily Events and Private Cogitations ; or his Confidential Friend to Whom he entrusts the secret thoughts of His Heart , " Garfield poured all the restless , surging emotions of adolescence . His prose was com ...
... diary , his " Journal of Daily Events and Private Cogitations ; or his Confidential Friend to Whom he entrusts the secret thoughts of His Heart , " Garfield poured all the restless , surging emotions of adolescence . His prose was com ...
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... diary , he could barely keep from blushing . " I was , " he admitted , " a very pulpy boy till I was at least 22 years old . But with all the rudeness and crudeness of those days , I was very dead in earnest and was working by the best ...
... diary , he could barely keep from blushing . " I was , " he admitted , " a very pulpy boy till I was at least 22 years old . But with all the rudeness and crudeness of those days , I was very dead in earnest and was working by the best ...
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... diary whenever it touched upon the question of matrimony . Could he have seen Lucretia's diary he would have realized that his fears of her coldness were unfounded . Her nature was there revealed to be much the same as that of her ...
... diary whenever it touched upon the question of matrimony . Could he have seen Lucretia's diary he would have realized that his fears of her coldness were unfounded . Her nature was there revealed to be much the same as that of her ...
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9 | 153 |
Trying to be a Radical | 252 |
and not a Fool | 282 |
15 | 288 |
Ruling Elder | 304 |
16 | 313 |
Standing by the Old Ship | 329 |
17 | 385 |
Justice and Judgment | 514 |
Bobbing Around | 167 |
11 | 180 |
To the River of Death | 191 |
13 | 201 |
Pushing Lincoln | 223 |
The Porcupine Administration | 543 |
Strangulatus Pro Republica | 582 |
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Сторінка 250 - Fellow citizens ! Clouds and darkness are round about Him ! His pavilion is dark waters and thick clouds of the skies ! Justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne ! Mercy and truth shall go before his face ! Fellow citizens ! God reigns, and the government at Washington still lives !
Сторінка 124 - Banner which you all once loved, but which, by the machinations of evil men, and by mutual misunderstandings, has been dishonored among you. To those who are in arms against the Federal Government, I offer only the alternative of battle or unconditional surrender. But to those who have taken no part in this war, who are in no way aiding or abetting the enemies of the...
Сторінка 553 - God, that they can almost hear the beatings and feel the pulsations of the heart of the Infinite ! Through such a time has this nation passed. When two...
Сторінка 551 - I have been dealing all these years with ideas," he impatiently exclaimed one day, " and here I am dealing only with persons. I have been heretofore treating of the fundamental principles of government, and here I am considering all day whether A or B shall be appointed to this or that office.
Сторінка 233 - There was an Old Man who said, 'How, — shall I flee from this horrible Cow? I will sit on this stile, and continue to smile, Which may soften the heart of that Cow.
Сторінка 69 - WOODMAN, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand — Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down?
Сторінка 188 - Besides the loss of materiel of war, and the abandonment of the rich and abundant harvest now nearly ripe in Central Tennessee, he would lose heavily by desertion. It is well known that a widespread dissatisfaction exists among his Kentucky and Tennessee troops. They are already deserting in large numbers. A retreat would greatly increase both the desire and the opportunity for desertion, and would very materially reduce his physical and moral strength. While it would lengthen our communications,...
Сторінка 187 - ... 2. Whatever be the result at Vicksburg, the determination of its fate will give large re-enforcements to Bragg. If Grant is successful, his army will require many weeks to recover from the shock and strain of his late campaign, while Johnston will send back to Bragg a force sufficient to insure the safety of Tennessee. If Grant fails, the same result will inevitably follow, so far as Bragg's army is concerned.
Сторінка 124 - Union, and to bring back the Old Banner which you all once loved, but which, by the machinations of evil men, and by mutual misunderstandings, has been dishonored among you. To those who are in arms against the Federal Government I offer only the alternative of battle or unconditional surrender ; but to those who have taken no part in this war, who are in...
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