History of the Great American FortunesModern Library, 1936 - 732 páginas For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... various prizes , he bought a vessel which he commanded himself , and he personally made sundry voyages to Europe and the West Indies . By 1791 he had amassed a large fortune . There was no further need of his going to sea ; he was now a ...
... various prizes , he bought a vessel which he commanded himself , and he personally made sundry voyages to Europe and the West Indies . By 1791 he had amassed a large fortune . There was no further need of his going to sea ; he was now a ...
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... various railroad corporations secured much other land which had been owned by States and municipalities . COAL LANDS EXPROPRIATED Not merely were the capitalist interests allowed to plunder the public domain from the people under these ...
... various railroad corporations secured much other land which had been owned by States and municipalities . COAL LANDS EXPROPRIATED Not merely were the capitalist interests allowed to plunder the public domain from the people under these ...
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... various swindling ways the meager wages it paid . It insistently fought the workers ' struggle for a shorter workday and more wages ; it opposed the passage of even slight laws for the pro- tection of the workers ' labor ; it combated ...
... various swindling ways the meager wages it paid . It insistently fought the workers ' struggle for a shorter workday and more wages ; it opposed the passage of even slight laws for the pro- tection of the workers ' labor ; it combated ...
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PREFACE TO THE 1936 EDITION | 19 |
PREFACE TO THE 1909 EDITION | 25 |
CHAPTER I | 31 |
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