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Charles Gates A Life is the first comprehensive biography of an American in whose fascinating story contemporary readers can follow the struggles and triumphs of early twentieth-century America and Europe. Dawes is most known today as vice president of the United States under Calvin Coolidge, but he also distinguished himself and his hometown of Evanston, Illinois, on the world stage with the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize. This engrossing biography traces how, when the punitive armistice that ended the First World War resulted in a disabled, restive Germany, Dawess diplomatic legerdemain averted war through a renegotiation of Germanys debt repayments. Dawess diplomatic and political achievements, however, were only the illustrious capstones to a multifaceted career that included military service, law, finance, and business on the local, state, national, and global stages. In every arena of his life, he combined the social graces of the Gilded Age with the spirit of service of the Progressive Era. Despite his life of disciplined service, Dawes was an ebullient and irrepressible figure. Dawess salty language was often colorful fodder for tabloid and magazine writers of his era. In this capt

Author

Dunlap, Annette , 1955- (author.)

Publisher

Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press and the Evanston History Center

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810134195

Subjects

History, Humanities