Smith Robert 1928 (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing ; ISBN: 0870813641 ; LCCN: 95-2671 ; OCLC: 31938042 ; LC: F871; Dewey: 978.8/03/092; B ; red cloth with silver lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; "Thomas McDonald Patterson, described by contemporaries as the most prominent figure in Colorado history, achieved a degree of political influence, professional fame, and financial success that makes his relative obscurity a mystery. As the acknowledged leader of the Democratic party from 1876 to 1892, he raised the party's respectability. By engineering a fusion of silver Democrats and populists to challenge Republican dominance, he brought about an effective two-party system. In Patterson's lengthy career he was instrumental in Colorado's quest for statehood, served a s territorial delegate to Congress, was the first Democratic U.S. congressman, and later a U.S. senator. As owner and publisher of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Times, Patterson supported many unpopular causes, among them organized labor. In defending freedom of the press, he survived serious boycotts by large advertisers and a contempt citation by the Colorado Supreme Court. Infuriated by election swindles, Patterson worked with other progressive reformers to curtail corruption in municipal and state government, including the Democratic machine of mayor Robert Speer. " ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1929 On Copyright pg, First Edition (US) First Printing THUS, . VG/VG-, Very Good- Bright Dust Jacket WITH Front Btm Corner SCUFF MARK extremities Tiny chips ,Binding: Beige Illustrated DJ Blue Titles, Hard Cover Book Condition: Very Good Clean Unmarked, rear flap of dust jacket is stained. Interior PGS FOX Thruout, 123 pgs, 12mo, 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 in, Light Stains to Edge Back DJ ,David Hume has been accused of murdering his wealthy cousin, but, though the case could not be proved, he is still under suspicion. This means he cannot marry the girl he loves without making her an outcast from Society. He approaches barrister Reginald Brett to ask him to clear his name.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 268.