Jonathan And His Continent. Rambles Through American Society.
Language: English
Published by Cassell & Company, New York, 1889
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Ix, 313 Pp. Green And Orange Cloth, Gilt And Stamped With Designs In Black, Top Edge Gilt. "There Is No Other Name Than 'King' Used In Speaking Of The ; Take A Few Hours And Learn. Few Great Financiers, Who Hold The Bulk Of Railway Stock In America. But They Are Not The Only Ones. There Are Oil Kings,Copper Kings, Silver Kings, And I Know Not What Other Majesties In America, And When You See The Power Possessed By These, And The Numberless Trusts, Combinations, And Pools, A Power Pressing Often Very Closely O The Million, You Wonder How The Americans, Who Found One King One Too Many, Should Submit So Patiently To Being Governed By Scores." Max O'rell Was The Pen Name Of Léon Paul Blouet (3 March 1847 – 24 May 1903), French Author And Journalist. Ell Resigned His Teaching Post At St Paul's, London, And Started A Full-Time Career As An Author And Lecturer In 1885. Particularly In The United States, Where He Conducted Seven Lecturing Tours, His Success Was Phenomenal. He Was Considered The Bestselling Foreign Lecturer Of His Time. His Techniques On The Lecture Platform Were In Inspired By Mark Twain, Resulting In The Nickname Of The French Mark Twain. In 1894, O'rell Did A World Lecture Tour Which Brought Him To In The United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand And South Africa Over The Period Of Almost Two Years. His Political-Economic Commentary Is Often Overlooked, Modern Attention Mostly Focusing On His Social And Gender Commentary.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Jonathan And His Continent. Rambles Through American Society.
- Author
- O'rell, Max (Leon Paul Blouet) And Jack Allyn, Translated By Madame Paul Blouet
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1889
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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