Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 109
But he had vowed to destroy the Illinois machine , and continued to give his support to Lawrence Y. Sherman . How much Sherman needed Dawes ' support can be gathered from an entry in Dawes ' diary at the end of that year : “ Against ...
But he had vowed to destroy the Illinois machine , and continued to give his support to Lawrence Y. Sherman . How much Sherman needed Dawes ' support can be gathered from an entry in Dawes ' diary at the end of that year : “ Against ...
Page 154
“ We must work , but we must do it only to give the more . We must fight our grief in order that with unhindered powers we may strive in larger and more generous ways to be useful . May God give us the strength and the will and the love ...
“ We must work , but we must do it only to give the more . We must fight our grief in order that with unhindered powers we may strive in larger and more generous ways to be useful . May God give us the strength and the will and the love ...
Page 197
“ Give the War Department some credit . Considering everything , the record of what was done by the War Department in getting ready for war shows a greater accomplishment than that of France or Great Britain for the same period of time ...
“ Give the War Department some credit . Considering everything , the record of what was done by the War Department in getting ready for war shows a greater accomplishment than that of France or Great Britain for the same period of time ...
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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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