{"product_id":"boss-richard-j-daley-of-chicago-9780452261679","title":"Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.\"-- Jimmy Breslin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew edition of the classic story of the late 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 as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life 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 city--Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley's death and the future of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452261679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.33w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mike Royko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637474521244,"sku":"9780452261679","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c0048f21-d952-4f76-8b24-246a4b26ac21.jpg?v=1603844860","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/boss-richard-j-daley-of-chicago-9780452261679","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}