Big City Boss in Depression and War

By Roger Biles

Book Overview

The first full-length biography of Edward J. Kelly tells the vivid story of the rough-hewn politician who became one of Chicago's most powerful mayors. With the help of Pat Nash, Mayor Kelly built the Democratic Machine of which Richard J. Daley was to be a chief beneficiary. An enterprising political strategist, Kelly amassed a concentration of political power by drawing traditionally Republican black voters into the Democratic fold, allying the Machine with New Deal policies, and tapping the resources of organized crime.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087580098X
• ISBN13: 9780875800981
• Release Date: April 1984
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher