The Life of Herbert Hoover: The Humanitarian, 1914-1917
(Book #2 in the The Life of Herbert Hoover Series)
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At the outbreak of World War I, Hoover was a wealthy mining engineer living in London. In a short time, he became the founder and brilliant director of an unprecedented international relief organization, which provided desperately needed food to more than 9,000,000 Belgian and French citizens trapped between the German army of occupation and the British naval blockade. By 1919, when his Commission for Relief in Belgium closed its operations it had expended nearly $1 billion--and had created a twentieth century hero. By then, Hoover had embarked on the "slippery road of public life," which eventually led him to the White House door. This book--based on research conducted on three continents--is the second volume of Dr. Nash's definitive account of Hoover's life.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393025500
ISBN13:9780393025507
Release Date:August 1988
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:310 Pages
Weight:1.87 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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