Up from the City Streets: Alfred E. Smith a Biographical Study in Contemporary Politics

1927. Illustrated. As governor of New York, Smith was a vigorous reformer and he became the first Roman Catholic to win the nomination of a major party for President of the United States. Contents: How a Twig Was Bent; The School of the Tiger; Awakening; Proving His Mastery; Opportunity; In the Governor's Chair; Major Purposes; Ideals and Business; Facing the Nation; and The Age and the Man.Hapgood, Norman is the author of 'Up from the City Streets: Alfred E. Smith a Biographical Study in Contemporary Politics', published 2007 under ISBN 9780548009611 and ISBN 0548009619.