HOOVER, HERBERT. Two items: Autograph Manuscript, unsigned * This Crisis in American Life. Signed on front cover. The manuscript, in pencil and ink, 8 lines of notes [for his article "The Nine Horsemen and America," published in Liberty Magazine in June 1940]. Attribution at lower edge, in unknown hand, in pencil. 1 page, 4to; folds. The pamphlet, text of the speech he delivered at the 1948 Republican National Convention. 13 pages, 8vo, self-wrappers. [Philadelphia: The Republican National Convention, 1948]. (SFC) Np, circa 1940; Np, nd
The manuscript: "5. New advance horsemen / Imperialism Destroyers of the independence of nations, Intolerance Destroyers of minorities, State-ism Destroyers of Personal liberty / Agnosticism Destroyers of Christianity, Hate. Destroyers of human accord, / 4. (The Original) / War Death Famine Pestilence."
