num_pages: 464
description: Explains how Harold Washington and his associates overcame the Daley political machine and built an administration that crossed racial lines and transformed Chicago politics
language: English
title: Fire on the Prairie: Chicago's Harold Washington and the Politics of Race
titlecomplete: Fire on the Prairie: Chicago's Harold Washington and the Politics of Race
characters: Harold Washington
genres: 20th Century, History, Cities, American History, Race, Politics, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 158
publisher: Henry Holt & Co