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Overview"This illustrated biography is the first account of the colorful life of Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, Pulitzer Prize winner, best-selling author, and legendary journalist who personified Chicago in all its rough-edged charm. Drawing on exclusive photos and interviews with Royko's family and intimates, the book chronicles Royko's rise from a ""flat-above-a-tavern"" youth--raised above a bar on Chicago's Polish northwest side--to one of the best-known names in American journalism. Readers will get the inside scoop on Royko's epic battles with Mayor Richard J. Daley and other politicians and his hilarious columns featuring ""Slats Grobnik."" They'll also meet a softer, largely unknown, side of Royko, through the love letters he sent to his wife-to-be from an Air Force base in Washington State. More than 100 photos--many never before available to the public--capture the man and his times. Millions of readers--in 800 newspapers around the world--followed Royko's work and life. In The World of Mike Royko--he lives again." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Doug Moe , Mike DitkaPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 24.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.812kg ISBN: 9780299165406ISBN 10: 029916540 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 31 October 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThrough the years my family filled many of his columns, some critical and some supportive. But whether you agreed with him or not, you had to respect his honesty and his love for the city. No one captured Chicago like Mike Royko, and his many fans will savor this book capturing his colorful life. Mayor Richard M. Daley Through the years my family filled many of his columns, some critical and some supportive. But whether you agreed with him or not, you had to respect his honesty and his love for the city. No one captured Chicago like Mike Royko, and his many fans will savor this book capturing his colorful life. Mayor Richard M. Daley</p> """One of the 25 most important Chicagoans of the century.""--Chicago Magazine ""Through the years my family filled many of his columns, some critical and some supportive. But whether you agreed with him or not, you had to respect his honesty and his love for the city. No one captured Chicago like Mike Royko, and his many fans will savor this book capturing his colorful life.""--Mayor Richard M. Daley" <p> Through the years my family filled many of his columns, some critical and some supportive. But whether you agreed with him or not, you had to respect his honesty and his love for the city. No one captured Chicago like Mike Royko, and his many fans will savor this book capturing his colorful life. --Mayor Richard M. Daley Author InformationDoug Moe is the author of several books and a columnist for the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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