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Socialist Norman Thomas Signature

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:9.00 USD Estimated At:35.00 - 50.00 USD
Socialist Norman Thomas Signature
<B>Socialist Norman Thomas Signature</B></I> on card 5.5" x 2.25", mounted on stiff card stock with a brief biographical sketch and an inscription "<I>From Norman Thomas whose political wisdom is obviously not contagious</B></I>". Thomas (1884- 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. The son of a Presbyterian minister, Thomas was born and raised in Marion, Ohio, and graduated from Marion High School. As a primary school age child, Thomas was a paper carrier for Warren G. Harding's <I>Marion Daily Star.</B></I> Thomas later attended and graduated from Princeton University in 1905. In 1926, Thomas became the Socialist standard-bearer and was the party's Presidential nominee in every election from 1928 to 1948. As an articulate and engaging spokesman for democratic socialism, Thomas' influence was considerably greater than that of the typical perennial candidate. Although socialism was viewed as an unsavory form of political thought by most middle-class Americans, the well-educated Thomas -- who often wore three-piece suits -- looked like and talked like a president and gained grudging admiration. Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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