Typically, parliamentary republics are states that were previously constitutional monarchies with a parliamentary system, with the position of head of state hitherto a monarch. Following the defeat of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War, France once again became a republic-the French Third Republic-in 1870.
Overview. Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary.--The Christian Science Monitor. The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet. Acclaimed author ...
Here are some photos from Morgan's personal collection she wanted to share with all of you. Continue to check back as we periodically update with different photos. Here are two photos from a recent RAND Corporation Event Morgan attended. The top photo is Morgan with Valerie Plame (CIA spy that Cheney outed) and Naveena Ponnusamy. The next photo of of Morgan with Valerie and Marc Goodman (author of Future Crime) the book there were there to discuss.