City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York

City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9780393240986
ISBN-13 : 0393240983
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Download or read book City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York written by Mason B. Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”—Edward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review


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