Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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The ruthlessness of the machine Dawes had set out to wreck was soon manifest . McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposition , and standing empty .
The ruthlessness of the machine Dawes had set out to wreck was soon manifest . McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposition , and standing empty .
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The Hanna legend would grow lustier and lustier ; soon he would be said to have his hands on wires he never touched , and to have accomplished feats he never attempted . But on that hot , humid St. Louis night , there was about Hanna ...
The Hanna legend would grow lustier and lustier ; soon he would be said to have his hands on wires he never touched , and to have accomplished feats he never attempted . But on that hot , humid St. Louis night , there was about Hanna ...
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He soon reached the rank of lieutenant colonel . “ The tactics became a little hard for me , but I was soon drilling a battalion and feeling thoroughly at home in it . Hoover gave me a great scare by wiring : ' Would you bear me ...
He soon reached the rank of lieutenant colonel . “ The tactics became a little hard for me , but I was soon drilling a battalion and feeling thoroughly at home in it . Hoover gave me a great scare by wiring : ' Would you bear me ...
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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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