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Page 98
... success of the bakery — a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . " I rented a bakery in the city , " he wrote . " Hired bakers - Mexicans - bought fuel and whatever was necessary ...
... success of the bakery — a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . " I rented a bakery in the city , " he wrote . " Hired bakers - Mexicans - bought fuel and whatever was necessary ...
Page 182
... successful general . War is an anachronism in the modern world , a survival from primitive society . It has no more ... success in war . Grant , like Lee and Sherman , was fitted by nature and tem- perament for meeting the problems of ...
... successful general . War is an anachronism in the modern world , a survival from primitive society . It has no more ... success in war . Grant , like Lee and Sherman , was fitted by nature and tem- perament for meeting the problems of ...
Page 274
... successful flotation of railroad bonds . Cooke was the originator of the modern " drive " method of bond selling . He ... success . The sales soon rose to twelve Fortunes in Bonds 275 million dollars a week . Men 274 Meet General Grant.
... successful flotation of railroad bonds . Cooke was the originator of the modern " drive " method of bond selling . He ... success . The sales soon rose to twelve Fortunes in Bonds 275 million dollars a week . Men 274 Meet General Grant.
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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