That Man Dawes

Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1930. 349, illus., appendix, bibliography. Inscribed by the author to Col. Edward Clifford, with a long inscription. Small tear to top edge of half-title page. Subtitled: The story of a man who has placed his name high among the great of the world in this generation because he ruled his life by common sense. Charles Gates Dawes managed the Illinois portion of William McKinley's presidential campaign in 1896. He served as Comptroller of the Currency from 1898-1901. He ran for the U.S. Senate, but after McKinley's assassination Dawes' hopes of winning faded, because Theodore Roosevelt preferred Dawes' opponent. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan, a program to enable Germany to restore and stabilize its economy. Dawes was elected the 30th Vice President of the United States (under Calvin Coolidge) in 1924; after his term ended, Dawes served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Condition: good.

Keywords: Charles Dawes, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Presidents, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Dawes Plan, Nobel Peace Prize, Ambassadors

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