mayors

Coleman Young reexamines his journey from "Big Time Red" on the Prohibition streets of Detroit to five terms as the city's mayor, looking back on decades of modern African-American movement.

An eleven-year-old boy wins the opportunity to be mayor for a day and discovers that the real mayor is a criminal.

As mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard is lonely and dissatisfied with life as he struggles in his relationships with women. Includes explanatory notes, an overview of key themes, and a chronology of the author's life.

Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2002, discusses the events of September 11, 2001, as he experienced them, describes the principles of leadership he has developed or adopted over the course of his career as a lawyer and politician, and shows how he put those rules into action to help the city recover after the terrorist attack.

Michael Henchard, an unemployed farmhand, gets drunk and sells his wife and baby daughter, but nineteen years later, when he is the Mayor of Casterbridge, his past is brought back to haunt him, when they return, and his success is undone.

Describes common community helpers that might be seen around town. Includes visual literacy activity.

An in-depth look at Henry Cisneros who is a leader, an urban planner, and a cabinet member from San Antonio, Texas.

A biography of the first Mexican American mayor of San Antonio, Texas.

Focuses on the political life of a Mexican American who realized the importance of good leadership and served as a mayor and cabinet secretary.

Describes the structure of city government and explains how mayors are elected, what mayors do, how city managers help them, and how they work with city councils.