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Defender of the Underdog: Pelham Glassford and the Bonus Army
Harvey Ferguson
Defender of the Underdog: Pelham Glassford and the Bonus Army
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.
336 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 31, 2023 |
ISBN13 | 9780826365064 |
Publishers | University of New Mexico Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 237 × 159 × 33 mm · 660 g |