Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 100
... gold was discovered in California . Within four years the gold supply of the world was quadrupled , and as this so - called precious metal ran through the veins of commerce , an extraordinary transformation took place in the economic ...
... gold was discovered in California . Within four years the gold supply of the world was quadrupled , and as this so - called precious metal ran through the veins of commerce , an extraordinary transformation took place in the economic ...
Page 413
... gold at a high level . With gold at a large premium the farmer can ship his wheat to Europe , and keep a stream of Europe's money flowing to us , thus vitalizing the veins of commerce . Balance of trade . You know , Mr. Presi- dent ...
... gold at a high level . With gold at a large premium the farmer can ship his wheat to Europe , and keep a stream of Europe's money flowing to us , thus vitalizing the veins of commerce . Balance of trade . You know , Mr. Presi- dent ...
Page 415
... Gold Room reached the front page of the newspapers , and the conservative business interests of the country were sending urgent telegrams to the Treasury want- ing to ... gold went to 162 , and the Gold Room was a madhouse . Fisk himself.
... Gold Room reached the front page of the newspapers , and the conservative business interests of the country were sending urgent telegrams to the Treasury want- ing to ... gold went to 162 , and the Gold Room was a madhouse . Fisk himself.
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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