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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... turned to his horses for affection , caressing their flanks and whispering in their ears three or four times a day . 29 Aside from his horses , his closest friend at camp was J. H. Jones , a Disciple preacher who served as the ...
... turned to his horses for affection , caressing their flanks and whispering in their ears three or four times a day . 29 Aside from his horses , his closest friend at camp was J. H. Jones , a Disciple preacher who served as the ...
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... turned to the other and said , " There you damn fool , you see what you get by leaving your door open . " 31 The cool determination of the enlisted men was not shared by the bickering generals . Cooped up inside the city , tempers ...
... turned to the other and said , " There you damn fool , you see what you get by leaving your door open . " 31 The cool determination of the enlisted men was not shared by the bickering generals . Cooped up inside the city , tempers ...
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... turned again to politics . It was 1880. A presidential campaign was about to begin and Guiteau was caught up in the general excitement . Hoping to be of service , he dusted off his old speech for Greeley and converted it into a speech ...
... turned again to politics . It was 1880. A presidential campaign was about to begin and Guiteau was caught up in the general excitement . Hoping to be of service , he dusted off his old speech for Greeley and converted it into a speech ...
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