Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesHolt, 1953 - 344 pages Full-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 53
... seemed fresh once he faced the delegates . His appear- ance was changed from when I first knew him . In those early days in Lincoln , he had worn a full black beard . Now he was clean - shaven . " Bryan had outmaneuvered the ...
... seemed fresh once he faced the delegates . His appear- ance was changed from when I first knew him . In those early days in Lincoln , he had worn a full black beard . Now he was clean - shaven . " Bryan had outmaneuvered the ...
Page 103
... seemed conscious , and he looked at me in the kindly way which was so natural to him . Some little time before this , he had repeated a portion of the hymn , ' Nearer , My God , to Thee , e'en though it be a cross that raiseth me . ' He ...
... seemed conscious , and he looked at me in the kindly way which was so natural to him . Some little time before this , he had repeated a portion of the hymn , ' Nearer , My God , to Thee , e'en though it be a cross that raiseth me . ' He ...
Page 149
... seemed to eat what they wanted . They have a great variety of interests and all put in long hours at work . I was impressed by Chief Justice White , a man of immense vitality and understanding . Charles Evans Hughes has a fine mind and ...
... seemed to eat what they wanted . They have a great variety of interests and all put in long hours at work . I was impressed by Chief Justice White , a man of immense vitality and understanding . Charles Evans Hughes has a fine mind and ...
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