Graham, Frank

Al Smith, American: An Informal Biography

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1945]. Second Printing. 22 cm, 242, illus., front DJ flap price clipped. In 1918 Al Smith was elected governor of New York. After nearly capturing the 1924 Democratic presidential nomination, he won it in 1928, but lost the election overwhelmingly, in part because of his Catholicism. Condition: good, poor.

Keywords: New York, Governors, Pres. Candidates, Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, American Catholics, Al Smith

[Book #25391]

Price: $27.00