Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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With Carter H. Harrison he was receiver for the Chicago , Milwaukee Electric Railway , with D. Forgan receiver for the Illinois Tunnel Company which had made the first grandiose effort to build a Chicago passenger subway .
With Carter H. Harrison he was receiver for the Chicago , Milwaukee Electric Railway , with D. Forgan receiver for the Illinois Tunnel Company which had made the first grandiose effort to build a Chicago passenger subway .
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“ As a people who would not evade or shirk the responsibilities which our own sovereign decision to enter the war has brought upon us , we should lift our eyes and efforts from the smaller aspects of our situation , and ratify in its ...
“ As a people who would not evade or shirk the responsibilities which our own sovereign decision to enter the war has brought upon us , we should lift our eyes and efforts from the smaller aspects of our situation , and ratify in its ...
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“ Hoover triumphed in his fight for the nomination through ability , inherent merit , and persistence in organized effort , ” Dawes wrote into his diary . “ He is a man of courage and character . I have always admired him , having come ...
“ Hoover triumphed in his fight for the nomination through ability , inherent merit , and persistence in organized effort , ” Dawes wrote into his diary . “ He is a man of courage and character . I have always admired him , having come ...
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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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