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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker The Black Mask Group,Ron Hahne,Ben Morea This volume collects the complete ten issues of the paper Black Mask (produced from 1966-1967 by Ben Morea and Ron Hahne), together with a generous collection of the leaflets, articles, and flyers ge… OL16623486W
A day in the life of a mayor A day in the life of a mayor Liza N. Burby Explores a typical day in the work of the mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, describing many of the activities that make up his busy schedule. OL1811433W
Machine made Machine made Terry Golway A journalist, historian, and expert on the Irish American experience tackles the common stereotypes and presents a revisionist version of the notoriously crooked Tammany Hall, describing the crucial … OL19706741W
The rise of Theodore Roosevelt The rise of Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Morris A biography of Theodore Roosevelt, covering the years from his birth in 1858 to 1901 when, with the death of President McKinley, he became the youngest president of the United States. OL19989339W
The island at the center of the world The island at the center of the world Russell Shorto In a landmark work of history, Russell Shorto presents astonishing information on the founding of our nation and reveals in riveting detail the crucial role of the Dutch in making America what it is … OL3343377W
The Napoleon of New York The Napoleon of New York H. Paul Jeffers "Fiorello La Guardia was short of stature, but big of heart. This cigar-puffing, roly-poly mayor with a squeaky voice was affectionately nicknamed "The Little Flower" and "Hizzoner" by those who ador… OL34959W
Times Square Roulette Times Square Roulette Lynne B. Sagalyn "In Times Square Roulette, Lynne Sagalyn debunks the myth of an overnight urban miracle performed by Disney and Mayor Giuliani, to tell the far more complex and commanding tale of a twenty-year proce… OL71826W