Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of Modern American ReformKnopf, 1952 - 503 pages |
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... Guardia was asked whether it was true that the digni- fied Jeannette Rankin had stood before the Congress of the United States with tears filling her eyes . La Guardia was never able to satisfy his questioners . “ I could not see ...
... Guardia was asked whether it was true that the digni- fied Jeannette Rankin had stood before the Congress of the United States with tears filling her eyes . La Guardia was never able to satisfy his questioners . “ I could not see ...
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... Guardia . La Guardia was born only a few years after his parents passed through Ellis Island . His father's job as leader of an Army band gave Fiorello an Arizona boyhood , but the father's early death brought the family back to a more ...
... Guardia . La Guardia was born only a few years after his parents passed through Ellis Island . His father's job as leader of an Army band gave Fiorello an Arizona boyhood , but the father's early death brought the family back to a more ...
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A History of Modern American Reform Eric Frederick Goldman. " OK , put La Guardia down , " the boss dismissed the matter , dis- appearing into the back room . " On his second try , in 1916 , La Guardia became the first Re- publican ever ...
A History of Modern American Reform Eric Frederick Goldman. " OK , put La Guardia down , " the boss dismissed the matter , dis- appearing into the back room . " On his second try , in 1916 , La Guardia became the first Re- publican ever ...
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