Kings Without Crowns Or Lives of American Presidents. With a Sketch of the American ConstitutionW.P. Nimmo & Company, 1884 - 224 Seiten |
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... command ; and when his election was formally announced to him in Congress , he first thanked the House for their trust , and added : ' But lest some unlucky event should happen , unfavourable to my reputation , I beg it may be ...
... command ; and when his election was formally announced to him in Congress , he first thanked the House for their trust , and added : ' But lest some unlucky event should happen , unfavourable to my reputation , I beg it may be ...
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... command of a camp of organization of volunteers , a position for which his military experience and talents fitted him excellently . But he was even better fitted for an active sphere . Governor Yates , of Illinois , offered him the command ...
... command of a camp of organization of volunteers , a position for which his military experience and talents fitted him excellently . But he was even better fitted for an active sphere . Governor Yates , of Illinois , offered him the command ...
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... command of the army of the North - west , he repulsed the British in a skirmish at the river Thames ; and this was his most important military achievement . In 1816 , the year after the conclusion of the war , General Harrison sat in ...
... command of the army of the North - west , he repulsed the British in a skirmish at the river Thames ; and this was his most important military achievement . In 1816 , the year after the conclusion of the war , General Harrison sat in ...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON | 7 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON | 65 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 91 |
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