Once upon a time in New York
Subtitle: Jimmy Walker, Franklin Roosevelt, and the last great battle of the jazz age
By: Herbert Mitgang.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Walker, James John, 1881-1946; Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945; Walker, James John, 1881-1946 -- Friends and associates; Tammany Hall; Political corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Corruption investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Governors -- New York (State) -- Biography; New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Once Upon a Time in New York is a real-life fable, the story of two towering men in an irrepressible time. It is at once the story of Roosevelt's first great test; the turning point of machine control in New York; and the battle that marked the end of the Jazz Age way of political life. It is an unforgettable portrait of Roosevelt's courage, with a cast of gamblers and gun molls, murderers and mistresses.

More outrageous than today's headlines and as lively as the era it describes, Once Upon a Time in New York reads like a nonfiction novel."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.