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Excerpt from Other People's LivesHe was completely overshadowed, however, by his astonishing nephew Joseph, who built a fabulous career upon the simple observation that Europe had art, while America had money. He told his American clients, You can get all the pictures you want at fifty thousand dollars apiece - that's easy. But to get pictures at a quarter of a million apiece - that wants doing! He promoted the prices of pictures, both in buyi...

Excerpt from Other People's LivesHe was completely overshadowed, however, by his astonishing nephew Joseph, who built a fabulous career upon the simple observation that Europe had art, while America had money. He told his American clients, You can get all the pictures you want at fifty thousand dollars apiece - that's easy. But to get pictures at a quarter of a million apiece - that wants doing! He promoted the prices of pictures, both in buyi...

Excerpt from Famous Women of Yesterday and TodayMrs. Abraham Lincoln: a Study of Her Personality and Her In¿uence on Lincoln, by William A. Evans.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original for...

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Excerpt from Other People's Lives: Fifth Series, 1935-1936 Louise Of Savoy - Birth Of her children - The Trinity. Margaret's personal life - Marriages - Child. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserv...

Excerpt from Plays of Today: 1944-1949 Following these is a list Of critical books about the theatre, both entertaining and instructive, which are suggested to the program lead er as a source of information and enrichment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-o...

Excerpt from Famous Women of Yesterday and Today, 1938 She was excelled in one or another field by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and other great contempo raries, but no one of these combined SO many talents or participated successfully in so many varied movements. And in addition to all these interests, She found time to be the mother of six children, a devoted wife, an excellent housekeeper. Hers was a strong and deep ...

Excerpt from Other People's Lives: 1938-40 Son of Carolina, by Augustus White Long. War fades out, leaving its aftermath. How it affected the University village. Long's forbears. Schooling. A happy though hard boyhood. College. Professors. Public speaking. Newspaper work. More education. From teacher to professor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...