Mayor Victor H. Schiro : New Orleans in Transition, 1961-1970 /

"During the turbulent 1960s, the city of New Orleans experienced unprecedented economic growth, racial tensions and desegregation, political realignment, and natural disaster. Presiding over this period of sweeping change was Mayor Victor H. Schiro (1904-1992), an unassuming, moderate Democrat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Haas, Edward F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Schiro, Victor H., > 1904-1992.
Politics and government.
Mayors.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Maires > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orleans > Biographies.
Mayors > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Biography.
New Orleans (La.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Youthful Odyssey; 2. Beginning a Career in Sales and Service; 3. Into Politics; 4. Councilman-at-Large; 5. Interim Mayor; 6. The Expedient of Race; 7. Early Days of Conflict; 8. Mayor of All the People; 9. Prisons, Civil Rights, and Football; 10. Politics and Progress; 11. The Hurricane Mayor; 12. The Luckiest Man in Politics; 13. Keeping the Lid On; 14. Growth and Frustration; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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