First Dollar Tales of Millionaires From The New York Continent
A survey of how famed financiers earned their initial dollars, detailing paths from Sherman to Vanderbilt, Baldes, and others. Highlights include saving, luck, opportunistic moves, and early ventures from farming to gold rush schemes, with notes on figures like Huntington and Kelly and mentions of polar exploration plans and a critique of English spelling in American use.
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Vanderbilt
B Homtington
Congressman Baldes
Syracuse
California
Panama
Bellen
Enech
Gna
Eugene Kelly
America
Irelani
Mers Bowline
Bragmadocio
Hterstus
Morsi
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United States
Margaret Puller
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Norway
Professor Nansen
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Prem Behring
Siberia
New Siberian Islands
Ransom
Polar
Greenland
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Porrats
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Great Britain
George Stephenson
Philadelphia
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George's Creek
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