Adams Frederick Upham
Frederick Upham Adams (December 10, 1859 – August 28, 1921) was a noted inventor and author. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an American Civil War veteran/mechanical engineer, and died on August 28, 1921 at Larchmont, New York.
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PREFACE.The following chapters were written in the autumn of. 1893, just after the close of the great Columbian Exposition. The panic of that year has passed into history, though at this writing the nation ha9 not yet smerged from that enervating depression which surely follows an industrial or-financial collapse.It was the intention of the author to rewrite this book; to bring it up to date; to eliminate all reference to certain events which then seemed strange and portentous, but which now aie accepted as a matter of course, and to insert in their places others of more recent date, which seem to have a significance to students of our commercial and industrial development. Not many years ago snch an event as the legislative theft of a great franchise was regarded wif.h public horror. A decade ago a national bond steal would have aroused vast indignation. But a nation,like an individual, can become accustomed to almost anything. In view of the complacency with winch the AmericaAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: JESSIE GARDEN "T DON'T care to pick flowers! I want to stay J. right where I am. I hate those old yellow flowers; and besides, they're scratchy. Let me stay and watch for one of those thingumbobs in the water. Please, Govie!" Jessie Garden clung firmly to an iron rod of the old bridge, and spoke with the pleading defiance of a spoiled child of twelve. The governess smiled sadly down upon the pouting lips and rebellious eyes. There was tender reproach in her look. The clasp of the little hand on the iron rod relaxed, and a smile chased the pout from the pretty lips. "I'm awful sorry; I didn't mean anything!" she exclaimed as she threw her arms around her companion. " You know I'm sorry, don't you, Govie ? But please let me stay here while you pick flowers. I'll be awful careful." " Certainly, my dear," replied Miss Maiden as she smoothed her dark curls, tossed in charming confusion by an ocean breeze which tempered the heat of the August afternoon. " Don't lean out over the bridge, sweetheart, and keep away from the creek. I shall not be gone long, and I'll bring back a nice bouquet of flowers and grasses for the dinner table. You will be very careful, won't you, Jessie?" "Just awful careful, Govie. There's one of those spidery things now I" Miss Maiden left Jessie in rapt contemplation of a hard-shelled crab which had ventured so near the bank of the creek as to render himself visible to the keen eyes of that very young lady. The governess took one anxious look as she entered the wood; saw Jessie toss a pebble in the direction of the crab, and heard her shout for joy as the crustacean moved clumsily sideways into deeper water. Save for the fitful breeze which nodded the marsh grasses and fluttered the leaves of the chestnut trees, nature seemed ...
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PREFACE.The following chapters were written in the autumn of. 1893, just after the close of the great Columbian Exposition. The panic of that year has passed into history, though at this writing the nation ha9 not yet smerged from that enervating depression which surely follows an industrial or-financial collapse.It was the intention of the author to rewrite this book; to bring it up to date; to eliminate all reference to certain events which then seemed strange and portentous, but which now aie accepted as a matter of course, and to insert in their places others of more recent date, which seem to have a significance to students of our commercial and industrial development. Not many years ago snch an event as the legislative theft of a great franchise was regarded wif.h public horror. A decade ago a national bond steal would have aroused vast indignation. But a nation,like an individual, can become accustomed to almost anything. In view of the complacency with winch the AmericaAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Originally published in 1914, this examination of The United Fruit Company in Central America and the incredible power it held over whole nations has many insights into turn of the century economic imperialism as well as gleanings into the Central American Republics, Columbia and Cuba. In recent American history, the United Fruit Company is among those enterprises most closely identified with Yankee Imperialism in Latin America. Founded in 1899, they grew to become the largest employer in Central America by 1930, having been granted vast tracts of jungle to clear and develop by friendly governments. The book includes many photographs. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Originally published in 1914, this examination of The United Fruit Company in Central America and the incredible power it held over whole nations has many insights into turn of the century economic imperialism as well as gleanings into the Central American Republics, Columbia and Cuba. In recent American history, the United Fruit Company is among those enterprises most closely identified with Yankee Imperialism in Latin America. Founded in 1899, they grew to become the largest employer in Central America by 1930, having been granted vast tracts of jungle to clear and develop by friendly governments. The book includes many photographs. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Women may gain in health by attempting to play golf but they do so at the expense of shattered masculine nerves and morals. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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