{"product_id":"mayor-helen-boosalis-9780803271739","title":"Mayor Helen Boosalis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterwoven tales of conflict and challenge, from the mayor's office to the campaign trail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A true pioneer in American politics, Helen Boosalis moved from being a housewife and volunteer to being elected the first female mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1975—then she became a nationally prominent advocate for troubled U.S. cities. Her inspiring story is told through the eyes of her daughter.”—\u003ci\u003eAARP The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An informed and loving tribute of a daughter to her mother.\"—Mike Steinman, \u003ci\u003eLincoln Journal Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While the book will be of greatest interest to people who have lived in Lincoln, who have known [Helen Boosalis] personally or by her reputation over the decades, it is so well-done that even those who have not known her should find her story compelling. Her daughter, Beth, who lives in Evanston, Illinois, and who was a member of the Evanston City Council, has written a loving and careful tribute to her—I guess you have to say—amazing mother.\"—Charles Stephen, \u003ci\u003eAll About Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For readers interested in Nebraska’s local politics and how it may have changed between then and now, the book offers a wealth of information to contemplate. . . . This book is well worth reading for its insights into the national and local political scene in the second half of the 20th century, for its insights into local political interactions, and for its descriptions of the interaction between political activity and family.\"—Chris Beutler, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beth Boosalis Davis has drawn on personal memory, thirty-five interviews, and voluminous scrapbooks collected by her father, Mike Boosalis, to chronicle her mother's career. The result is an intimate look at one of Nebraska's best known and most effective politicians during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.\"—James E. Potter, \u003ci\u003eNebraska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Doubtlessly, for Helen Boosalis, life and politics were inextricably interconnected; to tell the story of Boosalis, the mayor, is to tell the story of Boosalis, the person. Davis does her mother proud.”—Jan P. Vermeer, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on Sources and Structure 000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction      000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Calling Me Home      000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Call to Action 000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Down to Two    000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Madame Mayor   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: May the Best Woman . . .   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. This Is Not Your Father's City Hall    000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Money Talks    000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Roll Up Her Sleeves  000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Backward: Roots--All Greek to Me    000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Expect the Unexpected      000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Getting to Know You  000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Everything Old Is New Again      000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: One False Move and . . .   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Mayors' Mayor  000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Issues, Debates, Polls, and Other Irrelevancies    000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Another Time Around  000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlash Forward: Trails End     000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Life (After) Is Politics     000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoto Acknowledgments   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Lincoln City Councils, 19751983   000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes 000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterviews  000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography      000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex 000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405272293719,"sku":"9780803271739","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803271739.jpg?v=1730489378","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mayor-helen-boosalis-9780803271739","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}