I never did like politics : how Fiorello La Guardia became America's mayor, and why he still matters
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
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Central Library - New Nonfiction - New Books
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Italian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
La Guardia, Fiorello H. -- (Fiorello Henry), -- 1882-1947.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography.
Italian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
La Guardia, Fiorello H. -- (Fiorello Henry), -- 1882-1947.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography.
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vi, 295 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A hugely entertaining celebration of one of America's greatest politicians--a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times....Fiorello La Guardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians--on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues that would have been familiar to the Little Flower, as he was affectionately known. It's time to bring back La Guardia, argues historian and journalist Terry Golway, to remind us all what an effective municipal officer (as he preferred to call himself) can achieve....Golway examines La Guardia's extraordinary career through four essential qualities: As a patriot, a dissenter, a leader, and a statesman. He needed them all when he stood against the nativism, religious and racial bigotry, and reactionary economic policies of the 1920s, and again when he faced the realities of Depression-era New York and the rise of fascism at home and abroad in the 1930s. Just before World War II, the Roosevelt administration formally apologized to the Nazis when La Guardia referred to Hitler as a "brown-shirted fanatic." There was nobody quite like Fiorello La Guardia. In this immensely readable book, as entertaining as the man himself, Terry Golway captures the enduring appeal of one of America's greatest leaders"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Golway, T. (2024). I never did like politics: how Fiorello La Guardia became America's mayor, and why he still matters (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Golway, Terry, 1955-. 2024. I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Golway, Terry, 1955-. I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters St. Martin's Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Golway, Terry. I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2024.
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