The mayor of Shantytown : the life of Father James Renshaw Cox / Richard Gazarik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gazarik, Richard, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cox, James R. (James Renshaw), 1886-1951.

Cox, James R.

Catholic Church--United States--Clergy--Biography.

Catholic Church.

Social reformers--United States--Biography.

Social reformers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

Father James R.Cox became the voice of Pittsburgh's poor and jobless during the worst years of the Great Depression.Long lines of needy people were showing up daily at St.Patrick's Church in the city's historic Strip District but Cox turned no one away.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: "Plump Little Priest"

Introduction: Cox's Army

1. "A Town Big with Its Work"

2. Seminary Years

3. "Hell Was Not Made For Us"

4. "Metropolis of Corruption"

5. Celebrity Priest

6. Labor Priest

7. "God Help Us All"

8. The Mayor of Shantytown

9. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

10. Washington or Bust

11. Invasion

12. The Bonus March

13. Cox for President

14. "No Weapons, No Grouches, No Liquor"

15. Shepherd-in-Chief

16. "Roo, Roo, Roosevelt"

17. Up in Smoke

18. The Trial

19. "A Hitler Hatchet Man"

20. Final Days

Appendix: The World According to Father Cox

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-3384-3

OCLC:

1086209534