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Charles E. Chapin:Charles Chapin's Story Written In Sing Sing Prison
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...to work. It wasn''t long before I was made city editor and I held the job until Mr. Pulitzer called me back to New York, four years later. I was in St. Louis when a terrific tornado cut a great gash through the most thickly populated section of the city, destroying hundreds of lives and millions of dollars''worth of property. And of the newspaper men there when the storm came tearing out of the west I was the most inactive. That afternoon, when my work for the day was about completedj Frankenfeld of the local weather bureau, dropped into the office and suggested the advisability of my starting for home, if I wanted to reach there ahead of a storm that was portended by falling barometer and darkening skies. Cyclone? I asked. No, not so bad as that. We never have cyclones in cities, but I think it will be a nasty storm and I would advise you to hit the trail. I went to my home in the western suburbs and the storm burst with wicked fury as I entered the house. Old Moses, my black house servant, and I had a lively time closing the windows and when this was done I watched the storm wrench branches from trees and carry them over the tops of houses. I saw my chicken house topple over and the prize rosebushes I had nursed so tenderly torn up by the roots. Almost every growing thing in the garden was blown away. That was the penalty of living in the suburbs, I thought, as I viewed the damage, for the storm would pass over the built-up city and do no harm. I ate dinner and went to bed with a grouch. I was always up at five in the morning and at my desk before seven, but the morning after the storm the street-car line I was accustomed to take wasn''t running. Nor had any morning papers been delivered. More penalty for living in the suburbs, more a... Charles E. Chapin, Books, History, Charles Chapin's Story Written In Sing Sing Prison Books>History The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York and London: G. P. Putnam's sons; Publication date: 1920; Subjects: Journalism; Language Arts<
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Charles E. Chapin:Charles Chapin's Story Written In Sing Sing Prison
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...to work. It wasn''t long before I was made city editor and I held the job until Mr. Pulitzer called me back to New York, four years later. I was in St. Louis when a terrific tornado cut a great gash through the most thickly populated section of the city, destroying hundreds of lives and millions of dollars''worth of property. And of the newspaper men there when the storm came tearing out of the west I was the most inactive. That afternoon, when my work for the day was about completedj Frankenfeld of the local weather bureau, dropped into the office and suggested the advisability of my starting for home, if I wanted to reach there ahead of a storm that was portended by falling barometer and darkening skies. Cyclone? I asked. No, not so bad as that. We never have cyclones in cities, but I think it will be a nasty storm and I would advise you to hit the trail. I went to my home in the western suburbs and the storm burst with wicked fury as I entered the house. Old Moses, my black house servant, and I had a lively time closing the windows and when this was done I watched the storm wrench branches from trees and carry them over the tops of houses. I saw my chicken house topple over and the prize rosebushes I had nursed so tenderly torn up by the roots. Almost every growing thing in the garden was blown away. That was the penalty of living in the suburbs, I thought, as I viewed the damage, for the storm would pass over the built-up city and do no harm. I ate dinner and went to bed with a grouch. I was always up at five in the morning and at my desk before seven, but the morning after the storm the street-car line I was accustomed to take wasn''t running. Nor had any morning papers been delivered. More penalty for living in the suburbs, more a... Charles E. Chapin, Books, History, Charles Chapin's Story Written In Sing Sing Prison Books>History, General Books LLC<
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Charles E. Chapin:Charles Chapin's story written in Sing Sing prison
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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: G.P. Putnam's sons; Publication date: 1920; Subjects: Journalism; Journalists; Biography Books Biography & Autobiography~~General Charles-Chapins-Story-Written-in-Sing-Sing-Prison~~Charles-E-Chapin General Books LLC The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York and London: G. P. Putnam's sons; Publication date: 1920; Subjects: Journalism; Language Arts<
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Chapin, Charles E.:Charles Chapin's Story Written in Sing Sing Prison
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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 114 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=7mm, Gew.=177gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - Ge… More...
Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 114 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=7mm, Gew.=177gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - General History], Kartoniert/Broschiert The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York and London: G. P. Putnam's sons; Publication date: 1920; Subjects: Journalism; Language Arts<
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