Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874-1952
- ISBN-10
- 0805009175
- ISBN-13
- 9780805009170
- Category
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Pages
- 1010
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Author
- Tom H. Watkins
Description
Recounts the life of the longest-serving U.S. Interior Secretary, chronicling his role in the New Deal
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