Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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... turned- politician , received the presidency as a gift . General John “ Black Jack " Logan , politician - turned - soldier , sought the prize eagerly but was turned away . Grant was simply the most spectacular hero when battle ribbons ...
... turned- politician , received the presidency as a gift . General John “ Black Jack " Logan , politician - turned - soldier , sought the prize eagerly but was turned away . Grant was simply the most spectacular hero when battle ribbons ...
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... turned to real - estate speculation , buying and selling lots , building office blocks , and working himself into the paper - millionaire ranks . He profited mightily from the laissez - faire economic dogfight of Chicago , as did his ...
... turned to real - estate speculation , buying and selling lots , building office blocks , and working himself into the paper - millionaire ranks . He profited mightily from the laissez - faire economic dogfight of Chicago , as did his ...
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Illinois, 1865 to 1898 John Howard Keiser. industries turning waste products into by - products . At the end of the ... turned into butterine , lard , oils , and the finest tallow , the cruder fats are made into soap grease , the hides ...
Illinois, 1865 to 1898 John Howard Keiser. industries turning waste products into by - products . At the end of the ... turned into butterine , lard , oils , and the finest tallow , the cruder fats are made into soap grease , the hides ...
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Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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