moskowitz henry alfred e smith (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Fourth Printing. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket is toned, a bit brittle; loss of the lower third of the front and the spine. Biography of the first Catholic to be named as a major political party's presidential candidate. Al Smith was the Democratic candidate in the 1928 election; he lost to Herbert Hoover, due in part to anti-Catholic bigotry so widespread in his day. Illustrated with black and white plates.