As mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia won the hearts of its overwhelmingly Democratic majority with his passion, humour, flair and honesty, giving the city its most caring government in history. This book takes a fresh look at this complex and paradoxical man and cunning politician who was as tough and unforgiving as the city he governed. Readers will discover how LaGuardia harnessed his good relationship with FDR and his New Deal to bring millions in federal funds to New York City during the Great Depression for major capital improvements and to provide jobs and relief to the city?s unemployed.
About the Author
H. PAUL JEFFERS, formerly a broadcast journalist, has written over fifty books, most recently An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland and Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age (Wiley). He lives in New York City.
