The President and Protest: Hoover, MacArthur, and the Bonus March - Hardcover

Lisio, Donald J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823215717 ISBN 13: 9780823215713

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on Hoover's White House by outraged veterans. Included is an incisive look at the protective motives of Hoover himself and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. The general's retaliation against the veterans was based on a supposed communist threat - which subsequent investigation failed to confirm - yet Hoover could never extract himself politically from the storm of controversy following the event.

About this title

About the Author

Donald J. Lisio is a Henrietta Arnold Professor of History at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

From the Back Cover

Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on the nation's capitol by outraged veterans. Included is an incisive look at President Hoover's protective motives and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. The general's harsh action against the veterans was based on a supposed communist threat - which subsequent investigation failed to confirm - yet Hoover could never extract himself politically from the storm of controversy following the event.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823215717
• ISBN 13: 9780823215713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 346