John Jacob Astor
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Stewart. With him success was a sequence--a result--itwas all cause and effect. A. T. Stewart did not trust entirely toluck, for he too, carefully devised and planned. But the differencebetween the Celtic and Teutonic mind is shown in that Stewart hoped tosucceed, while Astor knew that he would. One was a bit anxious; theother exasperatingly placid.
Astor took a deep interest in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
He went to Washington to see Lewis, and questioned him at great lengthabout the North...west. Legend says that he gave the hardy discoverer athousand dollars, which was a big amount for him to give away.
Once a committee called on him with a subscription list for some worthycharity. Astor subscribed fifty dollars. One of the disappointedcommittee remarked, "Oh, Mr. Astor, your son William gave us a hundreddollars. " "Yes, " said the old man, "But you must remember that William has a richfather. " Washington Irving has told the story of Astoria at length. It was theone financial plunge taken by John Jacob Astor.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Stewart. With him success was a sequence--a result--itwas all cause and effect. A. T. Stewart did not trust entirely toluck, for he too, carefully devised and planned. But the differencebetween the Celtic and Teutonic mind is shown in that Stewart hoped tosucceed, while Astor knew that he would. One was a bit anxious; theother exasperatingly placid.
Astor took a deep interest in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
He went to Washington to see Lewis, and questioned him at great lengthabout the North...west. Legend says that he gave the hardy discoverer athousand dollars, which was a big amount for him to give away.
Once a committee called on him with a subscription list for some worthycharity. Astor subscribed fifty dollars. One of the disappointedcommittee remarked, "Oh, Mr. Astor, your son William gave us a hundreddollars. " "Yes, " said the old man, "But you must remember that William has a richfather. " Washington Irving has told the story of Astoria at length. It was theone financial plunge taken by John Jacob Astor.
What to read after John Jacob Astor?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hubbard Elbert to read onlineMoreLess
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