Alfred

Alfred E. Smith: The Happy Warrior

By - Finan, Christopher M.
Floor - Floor 4
Published - Hill and Wang, New York, ©2002
ISBN 10 - 080901632X
ISBN 13 - 9780809016327
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Catholics United States Biography , Presidential candidates
Shelf No - 6
Call Number - 973.9150 FIN
Physical Description - x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes - Includes Bibliographical References and Index.
Book Information
The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Alfred E. Smith, the brash, Catholic anti-Prohibitionist from New York's Lower East Side, are well known. His job at the Fulton Fish Market through his years in the state legislature and as four-time governor of New York to his crushing defeat in 1928 and his final, puzzling defection from the Democratic party in 1936 are the stuff of legend. Christopher M. Finan provides a full, nuanced study, written with verve and zeal, of this intriguing--and misunderstood--politician. The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Alfred E. Smith, the brash, Catholic anti-Prohibitionist from New York's Lower East Side, are well known. His job at the Fulton Fish Market through his years in the state legislature and as four-time governor of New York to his crushing defeat in 1928 and his final, puzzling defection from the Democratic party in 1936 are the stuff of legend. Christopher M. Finan provides a full, nuanced study, written with verve and zeal, of this intriguing--and misunderstood--politician.

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