Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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He said things look very favorable in the South . He has asked me to look after matters in Illinois , in this connection . “ McKinley seems to be the coming man . ” If Dawes had wished to make a money wager on that last observation ...
He said things look very favorable in the South . He has asked me to look after matters in Illinois , in this connection . “ McKinley seems to be the coming man . ” If Dawes had wished to make a money wager on that last observation ...
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As I passed the door of Calvin's room I chanced to look in . He seemed to be in great distress . The President was bending over the bed . I think I have never witnessed such a look of agony and despair as was on the President's face .
As I passed the door of Calvin's room I chanced to look in . He seemed to be in great distress . The President was bending over the bed . I think I have never witnessed such a look of agony and despair as was on the President's face .
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Chapter Twenty - Two “ LOOK , JOHN — IT'S ALL PAID ! ” a On June 17 , 1932 , Charles Gates Dawes walked into a meeting of the directors of the Central Republic Bank and Trust Company of Chicago and demanded that he be elected chairman ...
Chapter Twenty - Two “ LOOK , JOHN — IT'S ALL PAID ! ” a On June 17 , 1932 , Charles Gates Dawes walked into a meeting of the directors of the Central Republic Bank and Trust Company of Chicago and demanded that he be elected chairman ...
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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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