The Chicago Precinct Captain
The Chicago Precinct Captain

Author: Tim Sullivan

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-02-06

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1479783749

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a story of the attitudes and thoughts of people in politics during the late fi fties and sixties. The explosion of the Black population and their steady migration westward from their historic enclaves on the East Side of Chicago was starting to be felt. The river wards controlled by the Italian Mafi a had enough control left for just one last great power surge for the Kennedy Election. Shortly after that election they were neutralized and changed by election irregularity investigations and redistricting and the abovementioned migration. The advent of voting machines throughout Chicagoland also changed the way the old precinct captains could change election results by manipulating paper ballots. The characters depicted in this story are not based on any current or deceased people. Any resemblance is purely coincidental

My Chicago
My Chicago

Author: Jane Byrne

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 2004-07-23

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0810120879

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The two-fisted memoir of Chicago's first woman mayor.

Political Parties in Western Democracies
Political Parties in Western Democracies

Author: Leon D. Epstein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 1000678644

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American political parties, so often dismissed as immature or ineffective compared with their European counterparts, are in fact old and durable political organizations, serving well the needs of a pluralistic society. What chiefly distinguishes this work is the inclusion of considerable material on American parties in a comparative context to the analysis of British, Scandinavian, European, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand political parties.

Don't Make No Waves...Don't Back No Losers
Don't Make No Waves...Don't Back No Losers

Author: Milton L. Rakove

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1976-09-22

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780253202024

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Blending anecdote with theory and description in a lively style, Rakove has bridged the gap between scholar and layman in a work that will appeal to both.

Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama

Author: Liza Mundy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-25

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1471104532

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

It will be a deeply reported book tracing Michelle's life from her beginnings to now. She was every parent's dream, skipping second grade because of her smarts, going on to Princeton and then Harvard Law School. The book will describe the South side of Chicago where the Robinson family grew up, Michelle's parents (her father had MS and worked for the city of Chicago, her mother stayed home), the hard-working culture of the Robinson family, Michelle's experience on the racially-tense campus of Princeton in the early 80s, her success at Harvard, how she experienced the death of her father and best friend, how she met Obama, the kind of partnership they have created, the kind of career as a lawyer and health care executive she pursued in Chicago, her views about political life and her aptitude for it, and her profile as a mother. The book will be based on the public record, on interviews she has given in the past, and on fresh interviews with her and members of her circle.

American Pharaoh
American Pharaoh

Author: Elizabeth Taylor

Publisher: Hachette+ORM

Published: 2001-05-08

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0759524270

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a biography of mayor Richard J. Daley. It is the story of his rise from the working-class Irish neighbourhood of his childhood to his role as one of the most important figures in 20th century American politics.

Nonvoters
Nonvoters

Author: Jack C. Doppelt

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-09

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780761919018

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book addresses the issue of why 51.2% of the population of the USA failed to vote in the November 1996 presidential election. Through polls and studies conducted in the spring and summer of 1996, the contributors set out to answer the following questions: what were the 51.2 percent doing that day? Who are they? Why didn't they vote? The results are summarized into five types of nonvoters: doers, unplugged, irritable, don't knows and alienated.

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997
Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997

Author: Mike Royko

Publisher: Agate Digital

Published: 2014-11-04

Total Pages: 3259

ISBN-13: 1572844922

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984–1997 is an expansive new volume of the longtime Chicago news legend’s work. Encompassing thousands of his columns, all of which originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this is the first collection of Royko work to solely cover his time at the Tribune. Covering politics, culture, sports, and more, Royko brings his trademark sarcasm and cantankerous wit to a complete compendium of his last 14 years as a newspaper man. Organized chronologically, these columns display Royko's talent for crafting fictional conversations that reveal the truth of the small-minded in our society. From cagey political points to hysterical take-downs of "meatball" sports fans, Royko's writing was beloved and anticipated anxiously by his fans. In plain language, he "tells it like it is" on subjects relevant to modern society. In addition to his columns, the book features Royko's obituary and articles written about him after his death, telling the tale of his life and success. This ultimate collection is a must-read for Royko fans, longtime Chicago Tribune readers, and Chicagoans who love the city's rich history of dedicated and insightful journalism.