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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago

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“The most efficient book ever written about an American city, by The most efficient journalist of his time.”— Jimmy Breslin

New edition of the classic story of the past due Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins in addition to his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life essentially the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the town—Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, on this implausible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.

New edition includes an Introduction during which the creator reflects on Daley’s death and the way forward for Chicago.

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