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The Resource Unprecedented power : Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good, Steven Fenberg

Unprecedented power : Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good, Steven Fenberg

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Unprecedented power : Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good
Title
Unprecedented power
Title remainder
Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good
Statement of responsibility
Steven Fenberg
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Writing style
Biography type
individual biography
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10024299
Cataloging source
TXA/DLC
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Fenberg, Steven
Dewey number
  • 973.917092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E748.J764
LC item number
F46 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Jones, Jesse H.
  • Houston Endowment Inc.
  • Reconstruction Finance Corporation
  • Capitalists and financiers
  • Philanthropists
  • Houston (Tex.)
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Jesse Jones, capitalism, and the common good
Label
Unprecedented power : Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good, Steven Fenberg
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- The most powerful person in the nation -- Houston -- We had a good table (1650-1898) -- The town pump (1898-1914) -- The national stage -- Give until it hurts (1914-1918) -- The family won't discuss it (1919-1924) -- Draped and drowned in decorations (1924-1928) -- The Great Depression -- Never rope a steer going downhill (1928-1932) -- At the end of our string (1933) -- Go directly to the RFC (1934) -- Friendly, industrious, intelligent dollars (1935) -- No actual ultimate cost (1936) -- We are not going haywire (1937) -- Spenders and lenders (1938) -- World War II -- An avalanche of orders (1939) -- Just another loan (1940) -- You'd better see Jesse (1941) -- A material more precious than gold (1942) -- Ask God to stop him from lying (1943) -- Jump when the gong sounds (1944) -- A very difficult letter to write (1945) -- Home -- It has grown out of bounds (1946-1956)
Control code
837867
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiii, 611 pages
Isbn
9781603444347
Lccn
2011006491
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781603444347
  • (TXA)3848463
Label
Unprecedented power : Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the common good, Steven Fenberg
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- The most powerful person in the nation -- Houston -- We had a good table (1650-1898) -- The town pump (1898-1914) -- The national stage -- Give until it hurts (1914-1918) -- The family won't discuss it (1919-1924) -- Draped and drowned in decorations (1924-1928) -- The Great Depression -- Never rope a steer going downhill (1928-1932) -- At the end of our string (1933) -- Go directly to the RFC (1934) -- Friendly, industrious, intelligent dollars (1935) -- No actual ultimate cost (1936) -- We are not going haywire (1937) -- Spenders and lenders (1938) -- World War II -- An avalanche of orders (1939) -- Just another loan (1940) -- You'd better see Jesse (1941) -- A material more precious than gold (1942) -- Ask God to stop him from lying (1943) -- Jump when the gong sounds (1944) -- A very difficult letter to write (1945) -- Home -- It has grown out of bounds (1946-1956)
Control code
837867
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiii, 611 pages
Isbn
9781603444347
Lccn
2011006491
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781603444347
  • (TXA)3848463

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