Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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FIN - DE - SIÈCLE WASHINGTON a “ The real things of life are the simple things ; the real attachments are the home attachments . ” Thus Dawes had written in his diary after a visit to his old home in Marietta .
FIN - DE - SIÈCLE WASHINGTON a “ The real things of life are the simple things ; the real attachments are the home attachments . ” Thus Dawes had written in his diary after a visit to his old home in Marietta .
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As the end of his term neared , he wrote : “ The busybodies and mischief - makers , of which Washington has its full quota , flutter around those in public position like birds of ill omen , and have said much about unpleasant relations ...
As the end of his term neared , he wrote : “ The busybodies and mischief - makers , of which Washington has its full quota , flutter around those in public position like birds of ill omen , and have said much about unpleasant relations ...
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The President - Elect , Dawes ' old friend Hoover , had already arrived in Washington and was staying at the Mayflower Hotel . The new administration was ready to take over . Dawes , and apparently President Coolidge also , were equally ...
The President - Elect , Dawes ' old friend Hoover , had already arrived in Washington and was staying at the Mayflower Hotel . The new administration was ready to take over . Dawes , and apparently President Coolidge also , were equally ...
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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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