Al Smith and His America by Oscar Handlin

Al Smith and His America

Library of American Biography

Oscar Handlin

224 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective slow-paced
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The legendary image of America as a land of opportunity was challenged in 1928 by Al Smith's race for the presidency. Could the governor from New York, a Catholic from the Lower East Side, really become president? His candidacy began a dark episod...

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