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4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Joseph Medill : Chicago's First Modern Mayor / David L. Protess -- Carter H. Harrison II : The Politics of Balance / Edward R. Kantowicz -- Edward F. Dunne : The Limits of Municipal Reform / John D. Buenker -- Fred A. Busse : A Silent Mayor in Turbulent Times / Maureen A. Flanagan -- Big Bill Thompson : The "Model" Politician / Douglas Bukowski -- William E. Dever : A Chicago Political Fable / John R. Schmidt -- Anton J. Cermak : The Man and His Machine / Paul M. Green -- Edward J. Kelly : New Deal Machine Builder / Roger Biles -- Martin H. Kennelly : The Mugwump and the Machine / Arnold R. Hirsch -- Mayor Richard J. Daley and the Politics of Good Government / Paul M. Green -- Michael A. Bilandic : The Last of the Machine Regulars / Paul M. Green -- Jane M. Byrne : To Think the Unthinkable and Do the Undoable / Melvin G. Holli -- Harold Washington : The Enigma of the Black Political Tradition / William J. Grimshaw -- Putting Harold to Rest / Laura S. Washington -- The Sawyer Saga : A Journalist, Who Just Happened to be the Mayor's Press Secretary, Speaks / Monroe Anderson -- Richard M. Daley and the Politics of Addition / Paul M. Green -- Rahm Emanuel : Beginning a New Mayoral Era in Chicago / Paul M. Green -- Urbs in Debitum / Laurence Msall -- Ranking Chicago's Mayors : Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Is the Greatest of Them All? : An Updated Poll / Melvin G. Holli -- The Chicago Political Tradition : A Mayoral Retrospective / Paul M. Green -- Appendix: Chicago Mayors. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Originally released in 1987, The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition gathered some of the finest minds in political thought to provide shrewd analysis of Chicago's mayors and their administrations. Twenty-five years later, this fourth edition continues to illuminate the careers of some of Chicago's most respected, forceful, and even notorious mayors, leaders whose lives were often as vibrant and eclectic as the city they served. In addition to chapters on the individual mayors-including a new chapter on Rahm Emanuel, enhanced by an expert explanation of the current state of th. |
| Subject |
Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Mayors. (OCoLC)fst01012869
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048
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| Genre/Form |
Biography (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Green, Paul Michael.
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Holli, Melvin G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mayors. 4th ed. 9780809331987 0809331985 (DLC) 2012028477 |
| ISBN |
0809331993 (electronic bk.) |
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9780809331994 (electronic bk.) |
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