Fiorello H. La Guardia and the Making of Modern New York

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McGraw-Hill, 1989 - Biography & Autobiography - 700 pages
La Guardia, who served as mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1947, breathed new life into a city plagued by high unemployment, festering slums and government scandals. Based on private papers, newly released FBI documents and official papers from the City of New York, this biography chronicles the making of the modern metropolis through the life of one of its most complex immigrant sons.

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Foundations
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A Not So Splendid War and a Career in the Balkans
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A Spirited Unrest
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