Father Charles E. Coughlin

Tower Publications, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Vintage Pre-War Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1933 Tower Publications 352 pages. Very Good+, in a Good DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Major shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and some chipping (one large chip missing from the front panel) to the original DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked with deckled edges. TEG (top edge gilt). Charles Edward Coughlin October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based in the United States near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest" and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned to his weekly broadcasts. 36 chapters and 6 illustrations. Controversial and a unique look into the working man's politics from the right. A very handsome First Edition in a respectable DJ.LOC SSS-18