Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesHolt, 1953 - 344 pages Full-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 14
... Bill , ' he says , ' when is the wedding ? ' I told him . ' Bill , ' he says , ' I'm coming , and I'll be your best man . ' He did come , sure enough , and everyone liked him . He was the commonest man in the crowd . " General Jacob D ...
... Bill , ' he says , ' when is the wedding ? ' I told him . ' Bill , ' he says , ' I'm coming , and I'll be your best man . ' He did come , sure enough , and everyone liked him . He was the commonest man in the crowd . " General Jacob D ...
Page 142
... bill on one hand and those of the Vreeland bill on the other , were deadlocking the issue in sullen disagreement . In the spring of 1908 Dawes appeared before the banking and currency committee of the House of Representatives in Washing ...
... bill on one hand and those of the Vreeland bill on the other , were deadlocking the issue in sullen disagreement . In the spring of 1908 Dawes appeared before the banking and currency committee of the House of Representatives in Washing ...
Page 263
... bill just as strongly under existing circumstances . It is not proposed to build cruisers to achieve naval ... bill was also called up , and was to have still rougher sailing . But in the end the clouds dispersed , and the bill was ...
... bill just as strongly under existing circumstances . It is not proposed to build cruisers to achieve naval ... bill was also called up , and was to have still rougher sailing . But in the end the clouds dispersed , and the bill was ...
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