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THE POWERTICANS, W/DJ, SIGNED By THOMAS F.X. SMITH, Jersey City Mayor, NY Knick

$ 15.04

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Subject: Biography & Autobiography
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Signed: Yes
  • Year Printed: 1982
  • Topic: Political
  • Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Original/Facsimile: Original

    Description

    THE POWERTICANS, W/DJ, SIGNED By THOMAS F.X. SMITH, Jersey City Mayor, NY Knick
    Thomas F.X Smith, THE POWERTICIANS  Secaucus; Lyle Stuart, 1982. Second Printing; (1982.) 307 pages.The biography of a Jersey City, New Jersey' reform mayor & Jersey City's dubious political history. Long known as one of the most corrupt machine politics cities in the nation  under boss Hague, Smith voted in as a reform candidate was an All American in basketball who briefly played for the NY Knicks. Here in detail he covers just how rotten the city's politics were until Hague was finally kicked out in 1949 & far beyond, (one mayor was known  as "The Hudson County Hitler", another was elected mayor despite not being a U.S, citizen,) & on to the various reform movements into the 1980's Illustrated with 16 pages of photo plates. SIGNED & inscribed "Thomas F.X Smith 38th. mayor of Jersey City NJ" on the ffep. Quite scarce signed, we found 1 copy only also inscribed for sale at 5.  Book is Near Fine+ in a bright VG priced (,) dust jacket. Shipping with delivery tracking is .Thank you for viewing this sale & good luck.
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