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Right-Hand Man: The Life of George W. Perkins
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Right-Hand Man: The Life of George W. Perkins

by John A. Garraty. 438 pgs.

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Contributors:

   John A. Garraty

Publisher:

   Harper & Brothers

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1960
Subjects:   Perkins, George Walbridge,--1862-1920
Table of contents
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
PART I THE OLD RELIABLE
I Father Knows Best 3
II Master of Competition 22
III The Branch Office System 43
IV Conquering Europe 59
PART II THE HOUSE OF MORGAN
V Joining Morgan 81
VI Bankers versus Ironmasters 101
VII The Harvester Trust 126
VIII Studies in Power 147
IX Tangling with Redbeard 161
X The End of an Era 184
XI Panic! 196
XII Parting with the Senior 216
PART III THE REFORMER
XIII Death of a Republican 243
XIV Fodder for the Bull Moose 264
XV Progressive Politics 285
XVI Reformer in the Empire State 309
XVII Politics on a Private Wire 327
XVIII An Elephant Never Forgets 353
XIX The Red Triangle 373
NOTES 393
INDEX 423
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