Vito Marcantonio: Radical Politician, 1902-1954

by Gerald Meyer

Book Overview

This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, he became the leader of the most important third party in the United States, the American Labor Party, and achieved national stature as a spokesman for the left.

The book demonstrates Marcantonio's transcendence of a number of American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791400824
• ISBN13: 9780791400821
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.