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Author: Paul Michael Green
Publisher: SIU Press
Published:
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780809388455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays examine the terms of Chicago mayors, assess their accomplishments and weaknesses, and analyze the way they used the power of their office.
Author: S. J. Rozan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2023-12-05
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1639365265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new crime novel from the award-winning S. J. Rozan, where private investigators Lydia Chin and Bill Smith find themselves thrust into the mystery behind the disappearance of the teenage son of the mayor of New York. In January, New York City inaugurates its first female mayor. In April, her son disappears. Called in by the mayor's chief aide—a former girlfriend of private investigator Bill Smith’s—to find the missing fifteen-year-old, Bill and his partner, Lydia Chin, are told the boy has run away. Neither the press nor the NYPD know that he’s missing, and the mayor wants him back before a headstrong child turns into a political catastrophe. But as Bill and Lydia investigate, they turn up more questions than answers. Why did the boy leave? Who else is searching for him, and why? What is his twin sister hiding? Then a teen is found dead and another is hit by gunfire. Are these tragedies related to each other, and to the mayor's missing son? In a desperate attempt to find the answer to the boy's disappearance before it's too late, Bill and Lydia turn to the only contacts they think will be able to help: the neighborhood leaders who are the real ‘mayors’ of New York.
Author: Susan L. Pare'
Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-29
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780996619578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mayor¿s sonIt¿s summer time, 1957. Early on a Sunday morning, a young woman is found dead in the street. She¿s been murdered and thrown away like a sack of garbage. Hours later, a second woman is pulled out of the Crawfish River, another victim of a brutal killing. Chief Augie Austin, Columbus¿ top cop, suspects that he may be dealing with a serial killer. But, when the clues send him in two different directions, he realizes that is dealing with two murderers, not one.Austin¿s peaceful world is turned upside down, as he realizes that Columbus is not the unspoiled, perfect little town he thought it was. As he interviews witnesses and friends of the deceased, he finds himself up against one road block after another. People aren¿t talking and he wants to know why.As the evidence builds, Austin recognizes that it is pointing to one of his own officers. Already suspicious that this cop has been bending the rules for personal gain, Austin realizes that he may have a murderer patrolling his streets. Knowing he must tread carefully, Austin sets out to build a rock solid case against Officer Drollstrom - the mayor¿s son.
Author: Keith Koeneman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-03-28
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 0226449475
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the life of former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, making use of access to key players in his administration, as well as to Chicago's business and cultural leaders, to chronicle his political and personal evolution.
Author: Paul M. Green
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2013-01-10
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0809331993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally 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 the city’s budget by Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation—this new edition offers an insightful overview of the Chicago mayoral tradition throughout the city’s history; rankings of the mayors evaluated on their leadership and political qualities; an appendix of Chicago’s mayors and their years of service; and additional updated materials. Chicago’s mayoral history is one of corruption and reform, scandal and ambition. This well-researched volume, more relevant than ever twenty-five years after its first edition, presents an intriguing and informative glimpse into the fascinating lives and legacies of Chicago’s most influential leaders.
Author: Cristina Henríquez
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2014-06-03
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 0385350856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.
Author: Chris McNickle
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-28
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1351476580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChris McNickle argues that New York City Mayor David Dinkins failed to wield the power of the mayor with the skill required to run the city. His Tammany clubhouse heritage and liberal political philosophy made him the wrong man for the time. His deliberate style of decision-making left the government he led lacking in direction. His courtly demeanor and formal personal style alienated him from the people he served while the multi-racial coalition he forged as New York's first African-American mayor weakened over time.Dinkins did have a number of successes. He balanced four budgets and avoided a fiscal takeover by the unelected New York State Financial Control Board. Major crime dropped 14 percent and murders fell by more than 12 percent. Dinkins helped initiate important structural changes to the ungovernable school system he inherited. His administration reconfigured health care for the poor and improved access to medical treatment for impoverished New Yorkers.McNickle argues that David Dinkins has received less credit than he is due for his successes because they were overshadowed by his failure to fulfill his promise to guide the city to racial harmony. This stimulating review of a transitional period in New York City's history offers perspective on what it takes to lead and govern.
Author: Angelo Crapanzano
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Published: 2011-06-01
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 1612047610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a man's sister rejects a marriage proposal from a powerful Sicilian family, he must defend his family from their deadly reprisals.
Author: C. W. Previté-Orton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1975-07-24
Total Pages: 676
ISBN-13: 9780521209625
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