Al Smith and His AmericaA short study, not only of Al Smith as a personality, but also of his relation to the broad sweep of events of which he was a part. Al Smith lives in many memories, but until now he has never really come alive in the historians' pages. |
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A Stage for Life | 3 |
The Business of Government | 18 |
Approaches to Leadership | 39 |
Copyright | |
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