Cornell edward s jr (2 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. April 1942 printing. Rare, hard-to-find. Economic and political information regarding the "the present plight," written for the working classes. Expounds on the pioneerng American spirit as applied to labor, capital, education, law, politics, religion, etc., particularly the coming war and its demands. 214 pages. Interesting piece of American political history. Slight spine cock. Waterstain along outside margin of first 12pp and fep, some red smeared on cover. Decorative patriotic hardcover, blue with red & white stripes and stars, white titling.…

Hardcover. [14], 214 pp., 1 plate, boards. 8 x 5 in. Title on cover above a design of stars and stripes patterned after the USA flag. A self-published treatise on good governance intended for the commoner (industrial or agrarian) of the early 1940s USA. The author, the heir of a family of manufacturers and factory-owners in New York, and a corporate executive, offers thoughts on how to ?repair? government so that it returns to the principles outlined in the Constitution. The plan views national government and production, federal agencies (WPA, FHA), and employment for women as all threats to a constitutional republic, arguing instead for states? rights.…