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OverviewNick Blase ruled the Chicago suburb of Niles for almost half a century, defeating every challenger and even facing down legendary Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley on occasion. Ultimately, Blase, the longest-sitting mayor in the country, resigned from office following an arrest on federal corruption charges the morning of his seventy-eighth birthday. He pled guilty and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Despite the cloud over his tenure, there is no doubt Blase made a huge impact on the sleepy suburb, turning the postwar bedroom community into an economic powerhouse that ranked with the largest cities in the state. After exhaustive research and hours of personal interviews, Andrew Schneider has put together a fascinating portrait of Blase's political career. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew SchneiderPublisher: History Press Imprint: History Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9781609495497ISBN 10: 1609495497 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 21 August 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Schneider is an award-winning journalist from Chicago. Throughout his career he has worked as a reporter at weekly neighborhood publications and as both editor of a single newspaper and as editor-in-chief of a chain of weekly publications covering Chicago's suburbs. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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