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The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York
The Ungovernable City John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York
Author: Vincent Cannato
An engrossing portrait of a great mayor and the city he tried to save. Vincent Cannato takes us back to the time when John Lindsay stunned the New York political scene and rode into Gracie Mansion with a liberal Republican agenda, a WASP sensibility, and movie-star good looks. When Lindsay became mayor of New York in 1966, he was seen as a Whit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465008438
ISBN-10: 0465008437
Publication Date: 6/2001
Pages: 720
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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A superbly-written biography of NYC Mayor (1965-73) John Lindsay. For the era that follows Lindsay, see Jonathan Soffer's "Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City"


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