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“The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy Breslin
In the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legacy of Richard J. Daley, the influential politician and mastermind behind the city’s Democratic Party machine.
Mike Royko’s scathing and meticulously researched account follows Richard J. Daley’s...
In the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legacy of Richard J. Daley, the influential politician and mastermind behind the city’s Democratic Party machine.
Mike Royko’s scathing and meticulously researched account follows Richard J. Daley’s...
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"In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls and bulldozers, there lived two men, both street-savvy, one Black, one Irish, one young, one old and both leaders of their clans. Each ruled with an iron fist. Each embodied the fighting spirit of the turbulent 1960s. One was David Barksdale, the Black Disciples leader, a Black youth club that would give birth to America's largest street...
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Outstanding personalities volume no. 18
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English
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A biography of the Chicago Mayor reelected to a fifth consecutive term in 1971.
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