Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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“ There they drink flip , I suppose ; and there they choose a moderator who puts questions before the voters regularly ; and selectmen , assessors , wardens , fire wardens , and representatives are regularly chosen before they are ...
“ There they drink flip , I suppose ; and there they choose a moderator who puts questions before the voters regularly ; and selectmen , assessors , wardens , fire wardens , and representatives are regularly chosen before they are ...
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Dawes , the sole American representative , took along as interpreter Chauncey McCormick , one of the businessmen who took captain's commissions under Dawes . The British delegation was headed by beribboned , six - foot - eight - inch ...
Dawes , the sole American representative , took along as interpreter Chauncey McCormick , one of the businessmen who took captain's commissions under Dawes . The British delegation was headed by beribboned , six - foot - eight - inch ...
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Then came the diplomatic representatives of foreign countries , ambassadors in front , ministers just behind . No glory of uniform is comparable to diplomatic dress , and none ever equaled the equipage of Seņor Don Juan Riano Gayangos ...
Then came the diplomatic representatives of foreign countries , ambassadors in front , ministers just behind . No glory of uniform is comparable to diplomatic dress , and none ever equaled the equipage of Seņor Don Juan Riano Gayangos ...
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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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