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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Edward L Beardshear
If there had been a Life Styles of the Rich and Famous in the 1920s, the notorious oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny would surely have been featured. For at the peak of his powers, between 1904 and 1927, this L.A. hometown boy was one of the most important men of his times and, in fact, one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. As the first to discover oil in Los Angeles--which sparked an oil boom there--this multi-faceted entrepreneur profoundly influenced the growth of both Los Angeles and the state of California. Then, as one of its earliest developers, Doheny helped put Beverly Hills on the map. On an international scale, he established vast oil fields in Mexico and virtually controlled that country's oil industry. This petroleum state that Doheny created and ruled extended over Veracruz, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Patosi and was defended by a Doheny-financed army of 6,000 men. The oil baron's opposition to the various revolutionary governments is legendary and some historians believe that Doheny was responsible for the murder of Mexican President Carranza. Finally, Doheny played a major role in the Teapot Dome Scandal, the greatest political impropriety in U.S. history up to that time. Dan La Botz has taken this rich collection of material plus new information on Doheny's personal life and provided the first biography of a man who, for better or worse, left his mark on the nation's industrial and economic development. The ten-chapter biography integrates all Doheny's nefarious doings and gives a full account of his attempts to shape U.S. foreign policy. In addition to assessing Doheny's public life, the study reviews the causes of his son and his son's best friend's deaths. La Botz details how Doheny almost singlehandedly created the Fuel-oil Age by helping convert railroads from coal-burning to petroleum-burning engines and in the process opened up a huge market for petroleum as fuel. Edward L. Doheny, for the first time, gives a complete and accurate estimation of the oilman's part in the Teapot Dome Scandal, detailing how Doheny bribed his friend Albert Bacon Fall, a cabinet member of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and corrupted the highest levels of U.S. government in an attempt to control the U.S. Navy's oil reserve. As a biography, La Botz attempts to understand the major events of Doheny's personal life while concentrating on his role as economic and political leader. He also provides us with the history of the Doheny companies and a study of imperialism in its classical period. This in-depth biography will shed much light on the period for students and scholars of U.S. and Mexican history and will be read avidly by general readers interested in the growth of Los Angeles and the infancy of the oil industry.
Edward L. Doheny and Albert B. Fall, Appellants, vs. United States, Appellee
Frank J Hogan
Gale, Making of Modern Law
2012
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Edward L. Blackshear at Prairie View
John A. Adams; John Sharp; Ronald E. Goodwin
TEXAS A M UNIVERSITY PRESS
2026
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Many Texans will recognize schools and buildings across Texas bearing the name “Blackshear,” but few know the story of the man behind the name. Author John A. Adams Jr. seeks to rectify that in the first full-length biography of Edward L. Blackshear, bringing to light previously unexplored aspects of the life and work of a man Adams characterizes as “a pivotal leader, educator, strategist, essayist, poet, agriculturist, and advocate in the struggle to advance opportunities for Blacks across Texas in spite of a rigid, post-war white power structure.” Born to enslaved parents in 1862, Edward Lavoisier Blackshear seized every opportunity he had to learn, succeed, and raise others up with him as he became a leader and legislative activist for Black education in Texas. In a period deemed as the “New South” by historians, Blackshear distinguished himself as a foundational leader in Black education: teaching at historically Black schools and colleges in Dallas and Austin; serving as the supervisor of all African American schools in Austin; and appointed by Governor Charles Culberson as principal of what was then known as Prairie View Normal and Industrial College from 1896 to 1915. His tenure at Prairie View—now Prairie View A&M University—was characterized by leadership and wisdom during tumultuous times. He often worked quietly with Texas’s power brokers to ensure that the University received the necessary support. Adams’s research, focused on archival records and previously unpublished documents, reveals the lengths Blackshear went to help not just the students and faculty of Prairie View, but African Americans across Texas, succeed in a starkly segregated society. Students and scholars alike will be fascinated by this wealth of important material that expands our knowledge of this influential, yet heretofore scantly chronicled educational and social pioneer.
Edward L. Bernays' Propagandatheorie
Budrich
2023
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Festschrift of Edward L. Fink, Ph.D.
Emerald Publishing Limited
2026
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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This Festschrift honors the life of Dr. Edward L. Fink, Professor Emeritus and former Laura H. Carnell Professor of Media and Communication at Temple University, and Professor Emeritus from the University of Maryland. Dr. Fink spent more than fifty years as a scholar of communication, persuasion, and quantitative research methods. Dr. Fink is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society, and the International Academy for Intercultural Research. His impact goes well beyond the field of communication. He was educated as a sociologist, and he has impacted the lives and careers of highly experienced as well as novice scholars and researchers for decades. This Festschrift comprises a collection of more than 50 essays that attest to Dr. Fink’s tremendous impact as a scholar, academic leader, and mentor. This volume is divided into three sections. The first section provides a narrative of Ed Fink’s life story based on extensive interviews about his personal and academic life. The second section addresses Dr. Fink’s academic contributions to communication science and his research. It includes contributions from scholars who have worked with Ed who have written about their collaborative projects by sharing anecdotes and insights about their work together. The third section features personal stories about Ed from students, fellow researchers, colleagues, and friends. This unique volume is a combination of biography, memory, and inspiration. The stories recounted capture the person of Dr. Edward L. Fink as a brilliant scholar as well as a selfless mentor, committed to helping scholars, young and old, achieve their best work. This volume makes accessible the experience of a quantitative scholar without leaving non-researchers behind.
Dinner Commemorative Of Charles Sumner And Complimentary To Edward L. Pierce
John Wilson
Kessinger Pub
2007
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Constantinople ... Illustrated by Edward L. Weeks.
F Marion Crawford
British Library, Historical Print Editions
2011
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Esther M. Kromer and Edward L. Kromer and Stayon Products, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Petitioners, V. Riegel Textile Corporation, a Delaware Corporation U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings
Abraham W Brussell; John F Ryan
Gale, U.S. Supreme Court Records
2011
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