As a _quid pro quo,_ the bank was to lend to the Republic the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, at six percent. The President was at the time floating a loan of one million dollars for the purpose of works at the harbor of Whittingham. . . . Or so we thought. "That old scamp's villainy," said the colonel, jerking his thumb toward the Piazza and the statue of the Liberator. "On the 31st, he plans to _repudiate the national debt!"_
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A Man Of Mark
As a _quid pro quo,_ the bank was to lend to the Republic the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, at six percent. The President was at the time floating a loan of one million dollars for the purpose of works at the harbor of Whittingham. . . . Or so we thought. "That old scamp's villainy," said the colonel, jerking his thumb toward the Piazza and the statue of the Liberator. "On the 31st, he plans to _repudiate the national debt!"_
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| ISBN-13: | 9781600961564 |
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| Publisher: | Waking Lion Press |
| Publication date: | 07/30/2008 |
| Pages: | 132 |
| Product dimensions: | 0.31(w) x 9.00(h) x 6.00(d) |
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