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studies, the family business began to flounder, and his father recalled him, hoping that together they might be able to reverse what had become a serious situation. However, the coup de grâce was delivered when a fire destroyed most of the company’s transport ships, resulting in considerable losses. But Charles was an honorable man and spent the rest of his life working to pay off his debts.

PLATE 5 Junction Peak Kings River Canyon National Park, California

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