Al Smith and his America.
[1st ed.]
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Word Count
51,750 words, Guess
Page Count
207 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6221441M
- OCLC Control Number475420
- OCLC Control Numberalsmithhisameric00hand
- Library of Congress Control Number57006446
- LibraryThing1035470
Classifications
- DDC923.273
- LCCE748.S63 H16
Description
In 192 pages and with no footnotes, this is not a book which will tell you all you may want to know about Al Smith. But it tells his story well, and shows that up thru 1928 Al Smith was a progressive and able statesman. After 1932 the author admits that he appeared to have lost his empathy for the people he had done so much for. There are poignant passages in the book, including the account of the funeral in 1944, according to this book attended by 200,000 people--which seems hard to believe. If you want a more thorough study of the subject, I recommend Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith, by Robert A. Slayton.
Description
A short study, not only of Al Smith as a personality, but also of his relation to the broad sweep of events of which he was a part. Al Smith lives in many memories, but until now he has never really come alive in the historians' pages.
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Series Statement
- The Library of American biography
Other Editions
- Al Smith and his America.
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