They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
搜尋書籍內容
第 1 到 3 筆結果,共 39 筆
第 177 頁
Watching Winfield Scott Hancock's story unfold, a spectator is inclined to think,
with reverential awe : "If only the world were full of men like Hancock, what a
sweet world this would be !" a His grandfather was taken prisoner by the English
while ...
Watching Winfield Scott Hancock's story unfold, a spectator is inclined to think,
with reverential awe : "If only the world were full of men like Hancock, what a
sweet world this would be !" a His grandfather was taken prisoner by the English
while ...
第 184 頁
restored to their jobs; military orders which had made it impossible for
southerners to be tried by a jury of their peers were revoked; disputes which the
carpetbaggers wanted settled in Washington were referred by Hancock to the
local courts ...
restored to their jobs; military orders which had made it impossible for
southerners to be tried by a jury of their peers were revoked; disputes which the
carpetbaggers wanted settled in Washington were referred by Hancock to the
local courts ...
第 185 頁
charged Horace Greeley with treason for the same liberality to the south took
Hancock's picture off its wall and stored it in the cellar. 4 Hancock had been a
soldier before the Civil War began and, unlike Fremont and McClellan, continued
to be ...
charged Horace Greeley with treason for the same liberality to the south took
Hancock's picture off its wall and stored it in the cellar. 4 Hancock had been a
soldier before the Civil War began and, unlike Fremont and McClellan, continued
to be ...
讀者評論 - 撰寫評論
LibraryThing Review
用戶評語 - Chris_El - LibraryThingVery interesting looking at the other people that ran for the highest office in America. It is also interesting thinking about what would have been different had they won. We would live in a very different country today had some of the races gone the other way. 閱讀評論全文
LibraryThing Review
用戶評語 - ElijahBailey - LibraryThingProbably my favorite history, despite bias correctly noted by antiquary. Of note: The 1966 edition contains perspective on presidents since the original publication. While these are very limited ... 閱讀評論全文
其他版本 - 查看全部
常見字詞
able American army asked battle became become believed better Blaine Bryan called campaign candidate carried Cass cause charge Charles City Civil Clay Cleveland command Congress convention Court Davis defeat Democratic Dewey dollars Douglas election face father fight force four Fremont friends give governor Grant Greeley Hancock hand hard helped Henry House Hughes hundred important interests issue James John knew Landon leader liberal Lincoln living majority McClellan Michigan million mind needed never nomination once Parker party political president reason received refused remain Republican Roosevelt Scott secure Senate served Seymour slavery Smith speech stand success thousand Tilden tion took turned Union United votes wanted Washington Wendell White Willkie York young