Bashing Chicago Traditions: Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago, 1987

by Paul M. Green and Melvin G. Holli

'Renders an objective analysis by examining both the positives and the negatives in the Harold Washington story.' 217 pages. Hardcover. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080287052X
• ISBN13: 9780802870520
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A knock down account of Chicago politics.

For anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of big city politics in the 80's should get their hands on this out of print book. This is not abstract poli sci, but a detailed journalistic account of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's last campaign in 1987 and his polarized battles with City Council and the powerful white ethnic ward machines. This book packs a lot of detail and personal accounts and goes beyond just Washington but deals with his various opponents including ex-Mayor Jane Byrd and City Council leader Eddie Vrdolyak. Even if you're not from Chicago, this is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in raw street level big city politics; the kind of politics that is Chicago as an ice-cold Old Style and a big brat on a hot July day at Wrigley.