Shrine of the Silver Dollar

Shrine of the Silver Dollar By John L. Spivak [1940]. ONCE more John L. Spivak lives up to his reputation as one of America's ablest reporters, this time in revealing a man, Father Charles Coughlin, whom many believe to be unworthy of the cloth he wears. Spivak never depends on hearsay. He presents documents which tell their own story, and were it not for the documents included in this book the story itself would be unbelievable. As it stands, the volume is probably the most severe condemnation made of a public figure in our time. Father Coughlin addresses a vast audience over the air, through the press and in publications which he owns or controls. Spivak charges him with almost every practice of which the American public would disapprove and proceeds to lay the proof of his charges before this public. The nature and extent of Spivak's indictment make it inevitable that the agitation surrounding the radio priest will be brought to a head and official action of some sort taken.