Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Mr. Lincoln was manifestly touched by the worn appearance of our men , and he himself looked serious and careworn . He bowed low in response to the salute of our tattered flags . As I sat upon my horse in front of the regiment ...
Mr. Lincoln was manifestly touched by the worn appearance of our men , and he himself looked serious and careworn . He bowed low in response to the salute of our tattered flags . As I sat upon my horse in front of the regiment ...
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Only a part of Paris had yet been given the news of the ceasefire as Dawes made his morning appearance at his desk . He was greeted with the information that General Pershing wished to speak to him on the telephone immediately .
Only a part of Paris had yet been given the news of the ceasefire as Dawes made his morning appearance at his desk . He was greeted with the information that General Pershing wished to speak to him on the telephone immediately .
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We are drifting away from the only road that offers a solution of a problem which does not consist of reality at all , but of words and appearances . Experts and lawyers make nearly all the reefs on the seas of life upon which men and ...
We are drifting away from the only road that offers a solution of a problem which does not consist of reality at all , but of words and appearances . Experts and lawyers make nearly all the reefs on the seas of life upon which men and ...
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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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