{"product_id":"mayor-corning-albany-icon-albany-enigma-paperback","title":"Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Grondahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErastus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Grondahl\u003c\/b\u003e is a reporter at the Albany \u003ci\u003eTimes Union\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of four books, including the acclaimed political biography, \u003ci\u003eI Rose like a Rocket: The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e. His professional accolades include a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award and recognition for feature writing by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 626\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.24 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757441220896,"sku":"9780791472941","price":39.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6825b6c851858ec3d3b40ace80344438.webp?v=1780102817","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mayor-corning-albany-icon-albany-enigma-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}