The National Stenographer, Vol. 2


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Excerpt from The National Stenographer, Vol. 2: New Year 1891 HE day's work had been very heavy, The witnesses talked very fast, And 'twas with a feeling of comfort That he started for home at last. A poor stenographer, all alone, Sat smoking a two-cent cigar; His room was sumptuously furnished With a single-bed and a chair. The diminutive square table stood Just Opposite the only door, Which, when tired of standing on three legs, W'ould gracefully rest on the floor. 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, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




























A Rogue's Life


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This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford's story is not just a family affair. He was a "self-made man" living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the "self-made man" may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.