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The American mayor : the best & the worst big-city leaders / Melvin G. Holli.

Author/creator Holli, Melvin G.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents America's big-city mayors : the experts name the best and the worst -- Nineteenth-century and progressive era mayors : biographies of the best : Quincy of Boston, Pingree of Detroit, Jones of Toledo, Johnson of Cleveland -- Depression and war-era mayors : biographies of the best : Hoan of Milwaukee, Murphy of Detroit, La Guardia of New York City -- Growth coalition and contemporary mayors : biographies of the best : Lawrence of Pittsburgh, Daley of Chicago, Bradley of Los Angeles -- Leadership theory and the mayoralty -- Pathways to power : the yellow brick road to Emerald City.
Local noteLittle-323224--305131023223P
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204) and index.
LCCN 98046599
ISBN0271018763 (alk. paper)
ISBN0271018771 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E176 .H76 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold