Fire on the Prairie: Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency (Revised) by Gary Rivlin

Fire on the Prairie: Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency (Revised)

Gary Rivlin

312 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional reflective medium-paced
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Harold Washington's historic and improbable victory over the vaunted Chicago political machine shook up American politics. The election of the enigmatic yet engaging Washington led to his serving five tumultuous years as the city's first black may...

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