Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Visitors stood in line to shake the President's hand . While the great pipe organ was playing Bach's Sonata in F , the President reached out to grasp the left hand of Leon Czolgosz , whose right hand was bandaged .
Visitors stood in line to shake the President's hand . While the great pipe organ was playing Bach's Sonata in F , the President reached out to grasp the left hand of Leon Czolgosz , whose right hand was bandaged .
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To pay for a lodging for the cripple , he held in his hand two postage stamps , which was all he had , and asked John to take them in lieu of the regular charge of five cents . Of course , they were both cared for - but if that one ...
To pay for a lodging for the cripple , he held in his hand two postage stamps , which was all he had , and asked John to take them in lieu of the regular charge of five cents . Of course , they were both cared for - but if that one ...
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a the 1930 elections Dawes had noted : “ Hard times and prohibition went hand in hand to beat the Republicans . There is no occasion to philosophize . Events are in the saddle . Prohibition cuts squarely across party lines .
a the 1930 elections Dawes had noted : “ Hard times and prohibition went hand in hand to beat the Republicans . There is no occasion to philosophize . Events are in the saddle . Prohibition cuts squarely across party lines .
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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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