hogate kenneth craven (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 82pp. Dark navy boards with gilt letters. Fine with very good unprinted dust jacket toned at the edges, a bit rubbed and wear to the edges, including nicks and tears. This memorial volume includes a brief biography of Hogate, who was chairman of the board of Dow Jones & Co., helping guide the company through The Great Depression, before dying suddenly at the age of 49. The volume includes various news article about his passing and 40 pages of excerpts from letters of sympathy sent to the family from a notable of prominent persons from the likes of New York Governor Thomas Dewey and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to college presidents and various giants of industry.