Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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The Marietta Iron Works , manufacturers of railroad iron , prospered ; and , as his fortune grew , Rufus Dawes looked for other investments . Oil - and - gas exploration was under way in southeastern Ohio , and he made money in that ...
The Marietta Iron Works , manufacturers of railroad iron , prospered ; and , as his fortune grew , Rufus Dawes looked for other investments . Oil - and - gas exploration was under way in southeastern Ohio , and he made money in that ...
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... on Railroads of the Nebraska State Senate on February 25 , 1891 , as a “ people's advocate against the railroad lobby ... and was given the close attention not only of the Board but of the most important railroad men in Nebraska .
... on Railroads of the Nebraska State Senate on February 25 , 1891 , as a “ people's advocate against the railroad lobby ... and was given the close attention not only of the Board but of the most important railroad men in Nebraska .
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“ Morgan very calmly told me how he kept John W. Gates from acquiring control of the Louisville & Nashville railroad : ' I did it because Gates was interested in profits and not in the proper operation of the railroad .
“ Morgan very calmly told me how he kept John W. Gates from acquiring control of the Louisville & Nashville railroad : ' I did it because Gates was interested in profits and not in the proper operation of the railroad .
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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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