American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0316834033
- ISBN-13
- 9780316834032
- Series
- American Pharaoh
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 624
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-05-01
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Authors
- Adam Cohen, Elizabeth Taylor
Description
This is a biography of mayor Richard J. Daley. It is the story of his rise from the working-class Irish neighbourhood of his childhood to his role as one of the most important figures in 20th century American politics.
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