Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of Modern American ReformKnopf, 1952 - 503 pages |
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Page 166
... Johnson had built a fortune by manipulations in street - car systems and was extending his holdings into the related steel industry . One day a train butcher tried to sell Johnson a copy of Henry George's Social Problems , and the ...
... Johnson had built a fortune by manipulations in street - car systems and was extending his holdings into the related steel industry . One day a train butcher tried to sell Johnson a copy of Henry George's Social Problems , and the ...
Page 167
... Johnson was elected Mayor of Cleveland , delighted that he knew the connections between business and politics so well , delighted with the methods he used in breaking the connections . Johnson conducted the city government with the same ...
... Johnson was elected Mayor of Cleveland , delighted that he knew the connections between business and politics so well , delighted with the methods he used in breaking the connections . Johnson conducted the city government with the same ...
Page 336
... Johnson to law school , then made him its principal representative on the War Industries Board of World War I. Ex- cited by his contact with industry , Johnson resigned from the Army after the Armistice and entered business , first.as ...
... Johnson to law school , then made him its principal representative on the War Industries Board of World War I. Ex- cited by his contact with industry , Johnson resigned from the Army after the Armistice and entered business , first.as ...
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