The Mayor Who Made Milwaukee Famous: An Autobiography, by Maier, Henry W.
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The Mayor Who Made Milwaukee Famous: An Autobiography, by Maier, Henry W.. Madison Books: [Lanham, Maryland], 1993. Edition: First edition (no addition printings). ISBN: 081918621X. Hardcover, 8vo, 6.25 by 9.25 inches, 286 pages. Black cloth with silver lettering on spine. Includes Index.

Condition: Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket. Minor bumping to spine ends, and a corresponding rumpling to jacket, which is also lightly rubbed.

Contents: For all of the baby boomers who grew up in Milwaukee and were, perhaps, just a little too young to appreciate the political finesse that kept the city together during the tumultuous 60's and beyond, this book will be fascinating reading. Maier's career as mayor began in 1960 and ran for 28 years. It covered everything from the launch of Summerfest to the Milwaukee race riots and the curfew he imposed that may have saved the city and probably ensured his virtually unopposed tenure in office for the next two decades.

Publisher's Note:

Henry Maier loved "mayoring" and this book is written with the heart and soul that have made him legendary. Providing lively characterizations of his opponents, he gives blow-by-blow accounts of the major controversies that shaped his career as mayor.

The controversial mayor of Milwaukee for 28 years, Maier's career is the stuff of legends. Elected mayor in 1960, Maier immediately began his career-long fight for urban America that gained him the reputation as the quintessential national urban lobbyist. Disgusted with the federal government's lack of spending on behalf of the nation's cities, Maier launched a major campaign demanding the "reordering of our national priorities" in order to give city problems equal footing with military, farm, space and international problems. He quickly emerged as a leader and in a career spanning almost 30 year, earned a reputation for efficiency, incorruptibility and fiscal prudence. In doing so he gained the respect of Democrats and Republicans alike because he did not mince words in advocating a cause -- even a partisan one -- in which he believed. He was elected president of the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors and the National Conference of Democratic Mayors.