Bath, Maine's Charlie Morse:: Ice King and Wall Street Scoundrel
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609492749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Margaret Watson said Go down the river!. Go down the river with Charlie Morse. Take a ride down the Kennebec, River in Maine for a nostalgic trip. Meet his women, his steamboats, and then see where all this leads. A notorious Wall Street scoundrel or an ice kingtake your pick! In this book, there is prison, reprieve, fleeing problems, destinations Europe. What a life! Wife by his side. But he was a survivor and bold in his undertakings. A nineteenth century entrepreneur wi. Four Stars Lorraine Welsh what a complex, and imperfect man
Researching Charlie's activities was made easier by an extensive collection of Morse material in the archives of the Maine Maritime Museum. After retiring from AT&T and moving to Maine, he took up his wife's stories about the most famous member of her family: Charlie Morse. From their willingness to share this material, this book was born. Morse is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University and has two master's degrees from Stanfo
Her father was involved with Charlie's father by running a shipyard. Morse is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University and has two master's degrees from Stanford University. . About the Author Philip H. Researching Charlie's activities was made easier by an extensive collection of Morse material in the archives of the Maine Maritime Museum. From their willingness to share this material, this book was born. After retiring from AT&T and moving to Maine, he took up his wife's stories about the most famous member of her family: Charlie Morse. It seems her great-grandmother, who was born
Using money from the banks made him the worst kind of speculator; in the end he paid dearly for his actions. After college he moved to New York City to handle the family's business affairs there. Born in Bath, Maine, in 1857, Charles W. Discover the remarkable story of this Maine man who became an "ice king" and Wall Street scoundrel.. Creating these businesses and investing in banks made him a Wall Street insider. He turned to coastal steamboats, again forming many companies into one large one. Morse grew up on the Kennebec River with his family's tugboats, shipyards and trade in natural ice. It took twenty years, but he created companies to form a monopoly on the sale of natural ice in New York City, making him very, very rich