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Tag Archives: US-Mexican War
Sam Grant
Ulysses Grant opens with Josiah Bunting III’s rueful observation that Grant is almost always thought of “General Grant”, never president — despite being the only man between Lincoln and Wilson to serve two consecutive terms. Bunting attributes this to both … Continue reading
Posted in General, history, Reviews
Tagged 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, American Civil War, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, Ulysses Grant, US-Mexican War
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Old Rough and Ready Taylor
When I think of Zachary Taylor, I can see a craggy face right out of a western– and for some reason, I think of cherries. (My adult brain has somehow managed to remember some 25+ years after reading a book … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1830s, 1840s, Hail to the Chief, history, the impending crisis, US-Mexican War, Zachary Taylor
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