Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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The enclosed memorandum , gaining significance from the fact that King Humbert I of Italy had fallen at the hands of an ... “ About two years ago , an Italian - American resident of New York City , named E. Moretti , furnished to the ...
The enclosed memorandum , gaining significance from the fact that King Humbert I of Italy had fallen at the hands of an ... “ About two years ago , an Italian - American resident of New York City , named E. Moretti , furnished to the ...
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And , in particular , he carried on many private talks with French Premier Aristide Briand , who became his close friend . For it was from France , and from Italy , that Dawes expected most of the trouble of the conference would come .
And , in particular , he carried on many private talks with French Premier Aristide Briand , who became his close friend . For it was from France , and from Italy , that Dawes expected most of the trouble of the conference would come .
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And if he were asked for the prescription on how to get things done , he would tell an anecdote : “ When Napoleon sent his brother to Italy to command an army , he said to him : ' Hold no councils of War !
And if he were asked for the prescription on how to get things done , he would tell an anecdote : “ When Napoleon sent his brother to Italy to command an army , he said to him : ' Hold no councils of War !
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| Title | Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes, Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Author | Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Publisher | Holt, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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