The mayor of Shantytown: the life of Father James Renshaw Cox
Preface: "plump little priest" -- Introduction: Cox's army -- "A town big with its work" -- Seminary years -- "Hell was not made for us" -- "Metropolis of corruption" -- Celebrity priest -- Labor priest -- "God help us all" -- The mayor of Shant...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cox, James R. 1886-1951
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Catholic Church (United States)
Clergy Biography
B Biography B Cox, James R (James Renshaw) (1886-1951) B Social reformers (United States) Biography |
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| Summary: | Preface: "plump little priest" -- Introduction: Cox's army -- "A town big with its work" -- Seminary years -- "Hell was not made for us" -- "Metropolis of corruption" -- Celebrity priest -- Labor priest -- "God help us all" -- The mayor of Shantytown -- "Brother, can you spare a dime?" -- Washington or bust -- Invasion -- The bonus march -- Cox for president -- "No weapons, no grouches, no liquor" -- Shepherd-in-chief -- "Roo, roo, Roosevelt" -- Up in smoke -- The trial -- "A Hitler hatchet man" -- Final days. "Father James R. Cox was the voice of Pittsburgh's poor and jobless during the worst years of the Great Depression. Cox led one of the first mass marches on Washington, D.C., in 1932. He later ran for president on the Jobless Party ticket. Cox's reputation as a humanitarian was ruined after he barely escaped a mail fraud conviction"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 147667339X |