Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposition , and standing empty . All vehicles for hire were somehow engaged elsewhere .
McKinley supporters , in search of meeting places , found all available halls rented for weeks in advance , by the opposition , and standing empty . All vehicles for hire were somehow engaged elsewhere .
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Two weeks later , in another convention , he would supply drama such as no political convention ever held on ... at a starting salary of $ 30 per week , and begun his efforts to secure the Democratic nomination for the Presidency .
Two weeks later , in another convention , he would supply drama such as no political convention ever held on ... at a starting salary of $ 30 per week , and begun his efforts to secure the Democratic nomination for the Presidency .
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Dawes remained at his station in the Ritz Hotel in Paris day and night for four weeks , accepted no outside invitations , held many conferences with other negotiators , was in frequent telephone talks with President Hoover and Secretary ...
Dawes remained at his station in the Ritz Hotel in Paris day and night for four weeks , accepted no outside invitations , held many conferences with other negotiators , was in frequent telephone talks with President Hoover and Secretary ...
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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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