Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History, Chapter 2 (1945).
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There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable.
— Fawn M. Brodie on Debt
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About Fawn M. Brodie
Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA.
About Fawn M. Brodie
Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA.
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