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 45
... soon manifest . McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposi- tion , and standing empty . All vehicles for hire were somehow en- gaged elsewhere . Dawes wrote ...
... soon manifest . McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposi- tion , and standing empty . All vehicles for hire were somehow en- gaged elsewhere . Dawes wrote ...
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... 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 nothing of the superman . Not a notably care- less ...
... 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 nothing of the superman . Not a notably care- less ...
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... 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 implacable ...
... 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 implacable ...
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