Richard J. Daley

by Roger Biles

Book Overview

From his first election in 1955 to 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley dominated Chicago's political landscape. A product of the Irish Catholic working class, Daley never lost touch with his roots as he rose through the Democratic Party machine--whose workings he perfected--to become a powerful and enduring political figure.

The story of Daley is also the story of Chicago. Faced with issues confronting many American cities in the twentieth century--civil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875805663
• ISBN13: 9780875805665
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher