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Erastus Corning 2nd was elected mayor of Albany eleven times, serving forty-two consecutive years, a tenure unsurpassed in American political history. Now available in paperback, Paul Grondahl's thoroughly researched and comprehensive biography of Albany's "mayor for life" offers a full, sweeping portrait of Corning, the charming, cunning, patrician front man for the dictatorial Albany Democratic machine. Filled with insight and anecdotes, this biography reveals the enigmatic mayor in ways even his closest associates never imagined.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction by William Kennedy
Family Tree of Erastus Corning 2nd
Chronology

1. Mayor for Life: He Left His Heart in City Hall

2. Of Iron and Politics: The Corning Family’s Roots

3. Thy Father’s Will Be Done: The Early Years of Erastus Corning 2nd

4. One Man, Two Families: The Unusual Home Life of Mayor Corning

5. The Never-Ending Story: Dan and Erastus and Their Durable Machine

6. From Albany to Germany: The G.I. Mayor Defends Democracy and Boosts the Democratic Machine

7. From Dewey to DWI: Investigations Against Corning and the Machine

8. An Open Door to All: Mayor Corning at the Office

9. A Big Fish in a Little Pond: The Politics of Mayor Corning

10. Feeding His Soul: The Mayor in Maine and Afield

11. Paving the Pine Bush and Burning Garbage for Profit: Corning and the Environment

12. The Great Manipulator: Corning and the Press

13. From Maine to the South Mall: Corning vs. Rockefeller

14. Long on Years, Short on Accomplishments: The Record of Mayor Corning

15. The Auction: Selling off the Memory of the Mayor

Selected Bibliography
Sources and Interviews
Index
About the Author

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	07 septembre 2007
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780791479094
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	114 Mo

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MAYOR CORNING A l b a n y I c o n , A l b a n y E n i g m a Paul Grondahl

MAYOR CORNING A l b any Ic o n, A lb any E n ig m a

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MAYOR CORNING A l b any Ic o n, A lb any E n ig m a Paul Grondahl

S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W YO R K P R E S S

Photography Credits Louise Corning Collection. Courtesy Wharton Sinkler III (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17). Courtesy Norman Rice (9). McKinney Library, Albany Institute of History & Art (29, 30, 32, 39). Courtesy Groton School Archives (13, 14). Photo by author (35). Courtesy Capital Newspapers (18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 31, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48). Courtesy Stanley Zimmer (26, 27). Family Collection. Courtesy Bettina Corning Dudley (20, 21, 28, 34, 44). Courtesy Rex Babin (25). Courtesy Hy Rosen (47). Courtesy Ruben Gersowitz (cover, 41).

Published by State Univeristy of New York Press Albany

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Grondahl, Paul, 1959 [Mayor Erastus Corning] Mayor Corning : Albany icon, Albany enigma / Paul Grondahl. p. cm. Originally published: Mayor Erastus Corning. Albany, N.Y. : Washington Park Press, c1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9780791472941 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Corning, Erastus, 19091983. 2. Mayors—New York (State)—Albany—Biography. 3. Albany (N.Y.)—Biography. 4. Albany (N.Y.)—Politics and government—20th century. I. Title.

F129.A353C675 2007 974.7’4304392—dc22 [B]

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Contents

Introduction by William Kennedy

Family Tree of Erastus Corning 2nd

Chronology

Chapter 1: Mayor for Life: He Left His Heart in City Hall

Chapter 2: Of Iron and Politics: The Corning Family’s Roots