Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
ISBN-13:
9780452261679
ISBN-10:
0452261678
Edition:
59191st
Author:
Mike Royko
Publication date:
1988
Publisher:
Plume
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
Military
,
Leaders & Notable People
,
Political
,
State & Local
,
United States History
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ISBN-13:
9780452261679
ISBN-10:
0452261678
Edition:
59191st
Author:
Mike Royko
Publication date:
1988
Publisher:
Plume
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
Military
,
Leaders & Notable People
,
Political
,
State & Local
,
United States History
Summary
Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago (ISBN-13: 9780452261679 and ISBN-10: 0452261678), written by authors
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"The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy Breslin
New edition of the classic story of the late Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the city—Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.
New edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.
New edition of the classic story of the late Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the city—Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.
New edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.
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