Poetry · Chapter
Charles Piez explained
A brief poetic tribute to Charles Piez, president and treasurer of the Link-Belt Company in Chicago, highlighting his wartime contributions to shipbuilding that helped win the war.
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A brief poetic tribute to Charles Piez, president and treasurer of the Link-Belt Company in Chicago, highlighting his wartime contributions to shipbuilding that helped win the war.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Work and Profession
Charles Piez's role as a business leader and shipbuilder during wartime.
Characters to notice
- Charles Piez
Pres. and Treas. Link-Belt Co., Chicago; credited with building ships that won the war.
Key passages
“You’ve all heard before That ships won the war, And who built the ships? Charley Piez.”
Everyone knows that ships were crucial to winning the war, and Charles Piez was the one who built them.
Emphasizes Piez's key role in wartime ship production.
