Impassioned Brothers: Ministers Resident to France and ParaguayUniversity Press of America, 2002 - 247 pages To the extent that one can attribute the making of America to individuals, we are able to say that this country's evolution, the development of large corporations and industries, the growth of some states of the Union, and the founding of one of the principle political parties, can be attributed to several brothers of one family from the State of Maine, named Washburn. In Impassioned Brothers, Theodore Webb tells the story of two members of this family, Charles Washburn and Elihu Washburne. Charles Washburn became widely known as editor and owner of the San Francisco Daily Times, was author of fiction and non-fiction books, and served as Ambassador to Paraguay during the reign of one of the country's most cruel dictators, barely making it out alive. Elihu Washburne was Father of the House, Secretary of State, Ambassador to France, author of books, and maker of Presidents. |
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... church , [ the ] neighborhood , family , self . " As the years and events unfolded , it is certain that " plain old Elihu " did his part following Israel's strictures with a constancy which made him admired throughout the country ...
... church , [ the ] neighborhood , family , self . " As the years and events unfolded , it is certain that " plain old Elihu " did his part following Israel's strictures with a constancy which made him admired throughout the country ...
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... church ; two , he was unmarried ; and three , he had fought a duel . Feeling self pity , a frequent demeanor for Charles , he complained that if he did not obtain the desired position at San Francisco , he saw nothing before him but ...
... church ; two , he was unmarried ; and three , he had fought a duel . Feeling self pity , a frequent demeanor for Charles , he complained that if he did not obtain the desired position at San Francisco , he saw nothing before him but ...
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... church any more than from the institution of government . " Washburn gave this outlook his own twist , asserting that the essentially good man should consider himself guilty " just so far as he violates his own conscience . " In an ...
... church any more than from the institution of government . " Washburn gave this outlook his own twist , asserting that the essentially good man should consider himself guilty " just so far as he violates his own conscience . " In an ...
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Chapter One Elihu Benjamin Washburne | 5 |
Chapter Two Charles Ames Washburn | 11 |
Chapter Three Some Personal Things | 21 |
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