Defender of the Underdog by Harvey Ferguson
In 1932, the worst year of the Great Depression, more than twenty thousand mostly homeless World War I veterans trekked to the nation's capital to petition Congress to grant them early payment of a promised bonus. Washington, DC, police chief Pelham Glassford defied the government for months and found food and shelter for the veterans.
In admirably clear, direct, and lucid prose, Ferguson invites us to join him on a journey through Pelham Glassford's life and career. . . Glassford has much to teach us about life, leadership, empathy, and integrity." - Rory McGovern, author of George W. Goethals and the Army: Change and Continuity in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Harvey Ferguson is an independent historian and the author of The Last Cavalryman: The Life of General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826365064 |
| ISBN 10 | 082636506X |
| Title | Defender of the Underdog |
| Author | Harvey Ferguson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
| Year published | 2023-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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