Defender of the Underdog : Pelham Glassford and the Bonus Army
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0826368077
ISBN-13
9780826368072
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Imprint
University of New Mexico Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 30th, 2025
Print length
344 Pages
Weight
488 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.80 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryTrue war & combat stories
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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. The Hoover Administration and the local government urged Washington, DC, police chief Pelham Glassford to forcefully drive this "bonus army" out of the city. Instead, he defied both governments for months and found food and shelter for the veterans until Congress voted on their request. Glassford's efforts to persuade federal and local officials to deal sympathetically with the protesters were ultimately in vain, but his proposed solutions, though disregarded by his supervisors, demonstrate that compassion and empathy could be more effective ways of dealing with radical protests than violent suppression.
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