They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
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Outraged at being thwarted at his work when his country was at war , Scott wrote a letter complaining that he had " a fire upon my rear , from Washington , and the fire , in front , from the Mexicans . " The note became famous as the ...
Outraged at being thwarted at his work when his country was at war , Scott wrote a letter complaining that he had " a fire upon my rear , from Washington , and the fire , in front , from the Mexicans . " The note became famous as the ...
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Though the Mexican fire upon his front was never very scientific , the fire from Washington continued to keep him always on the hot seat . Polk loaded him with newly created Democratic generals as well as a political coadjuster who was ...
Though the Mexican fire upon his front was never very scientific , the fire from Washington continued to keep him always on the hot seat . Polk loaded him with newly created Democratic generals as well as a political coadjuster who was ...
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He held parades in Washington , rode up and down on horseback before his troops to the sweet music of their tumultuous shoutings , conceived superb plans of defense - but he could not . be made to fight .
He held parades in Washington , rode up and down on horseback before his troops to the sweet music of their tumultuous shoutings , conceived superb plans of defense - but he could not . be made to fight .
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