num_pages: 216
description: "The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy BreslinNew 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 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.New edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.
language: English
title: Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
titlecomplete: Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
characters: Richard J. Daley
genres: 20th Century, American, Politics, Biography, Biography Memoir, Cities, American History, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 2634
places: Chicago, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Chicago Publishers' Award
publisher: Plume