Product Description : Once Upon a Time in New York: Jimmy Walker, Franklin Roosevelt,and the Last Great Battle of the Jazz Age," A flavorful account of New York City politics during the 1920s Jazz Age centering on the intersecting careers of the city's popular "Night Mayor," Jimmy Walker, and the state's patrician governor, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mitgang's extensive use of newspaper quotes and legal transcripts helps paint vivid portraits of Walker, Roosevelt and the large cast of characters who played a part in Walker's fall from grace and Roosevelt's meteoric rise to fourterm president.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCooper Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN-100815412630
ISBN-139780815412632
eBay Product ID (ePID)201749369
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnce upon a Time in New York : Jimmy Walker, Franklin Roosevelt, and the Last Great Battle of the Jazz Age
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicHistory & Criticism, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (Dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa), Economic History, United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General, Genres & Styles / Jazz
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Music, Business & Economics, History