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In our current dismal passage of American politics, it's exhilarating to read about a politician who exemplified all the qualitiescourage, honesty, vision, energy, disdain for hypocrisy, concern for the downtroddenthat we were taught to revere....Remarkable. Wall Street Journal
Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicianson the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues that would have been familiar to the Little Flower, as he was affectionately known. It's time to bring back LaGuardia, argues historian and journalist Terry Golway, to remind us all what an effective municipal officer (as he preferred to call himself) can achieve...
Golway examines LaGuardia's extraordinary career through four essential qualities: As a patriot, a dissenter,
