The Napoleon of New York
2002John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.ISBN 9780471211037
Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionLa guardia, fiorello h. (fiorello henry), 1882-1947Legislators, united statesNew york (n.y.), biographyNew york (n.y.), historyNew york (n.y.), politics and government
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- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- 2002
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- 9780471211037
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H. Paul Jeffers was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University.
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