History of the Great American FortunesModern Library, 1936 - 732 páginas For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... paid . " The Authority paid Vincent Astor with bonds secured by a first mort- gage on the property thus bought . " The proportions of Vincent Astor's income - at least in years classed as prosperous may be judged from the Federal income ...
... paid . " The Authority paid Vincent Astor with bonds secured by a first mort- gage on the property thus bought . " The proportions of Vincent Astor's income - at least in years classed as prosperous may be judged from the Federal income ...
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... paid less than $ 4 , and nearly one - half less than $ 6 a week . The appalling rate at which poverty killed babies was shown by an official investigation in an industrial town . There it was found that the babies whose fathers were paid ...
... paid less than $ 4 , and nearly one - half less than $ 6 a week . The appalling rate at which poverty killed babies was shown by an official investigation in an industrial town . There it was found that the babies whose fathers were paid ...
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... paid for at high prices , were in shockingly bad condition . Vanderbilt was one of the few men in the secret of the destination of Banks ' expedition ; he knew that the ships had to make an ocean trip . Yet he bought for $ 10,000 the ...
... paid for at high prices , were in shockingly bad condition . Vanderbilt was one of the few men in the secret of the destination of Banks ' expedition ; he knew that the ships had to make an ocean trip . Yet he bought for $ 10,000 the ...
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PREFACE TO THE 1936 EDITION | 19 |
PREFACE TO THE 1909 EDITION | 25 |
CHAPTER I | 31 |
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acres amount Astor bankers banking became bill bonds bribed bribery brought capital capitalists cent Chapter charged coal commercial Commission Congress corporations corruption defrauded directors Erie Railroad extortion fact force fortune franchises frauds fraudulent funds Gould and Fisk Government Harriman House hundred Huntington immense industrial interests Interstate Commerce Commission investigating committee issue J. P. Morgan John Jacob Astor labor land grant large number legislative Legislature loot magnates manufacturers ment merchants methods millions of dollars multimillionaire officials owners ownership Pacific Railroad Company paid passed Pennsylvania plunder political profits propertied classes Railway rich road Sage secured selling Session shares sold Southern Pacific Railroad stockholders street swindle theft tion trade transaction treasury trust Union Pacific Railroad United States Senate Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family vote wages wealth William workers York Central York Central Railroad York City