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This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford''s story is not just a family affair. He was a self-made man living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the self-made man may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.

A Rogues Life

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    A Paperback by Lewis A. Lawson

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/2/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786474820, 978-0786474820
      ISBN10: 0786474823

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      Book Synopsis

      This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford''s story is not just a family affair. He was a self-made man living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the self-made man may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.

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