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Boss, October 1988
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Richard J. Daley of Chicago
Plume
October 1988
On Sale: October 1, 1988
224 pages
ISBN: 0452261678
EAN: 9780452261679
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Non-Fiction
This is the 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. This new edition includes an Introduction in which
the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.
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