Da Gama, Cary Grant, and the Election of 1934: Volume 5

by Charles Reis Felix

Book Overview

Da Gama, Cary Grant, and the Election of 1934 is the story of an election for mayor in a Massachusetts mill town in 1934 as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old Portuguese boy, Seraphin. The incumbent, a Yankee, is challenged by candidates from five different ethnic groups-Irish, French Canadian, Polish, Portuguese, and Jewish. A portrait of each candidate is subtly drawn and we meet campaign workers like Teddy, who has enlisted to help...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972256180
• ISBN13: 9780972256186
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Tagus Press
• Length: 160 Pages