Fiorello La Guardia: Ethnicity, Reform, and Urban Development

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Preface and Acknowledgments vii

1 Bridging DifferentWorlds 1

2 A Fighting Congressman 21

3 The Conscience of the Twenties 49

4 La Guardia as Mayor: The First Term 79

5 Reelection and Disappointment 133

6 La Guardia: His Place in History 177

Bibliographical Essay 185

Index 195

Ronald Howard Bayor was born on March 14, 1944 in New York City. Bachelor, City College of New York, 1965. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1970.

He′s a Recipient Distinguished Service Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society, 1992, Georgia Tech. Outstanding Teacher award, 1983, School of Social Science Excellence in Teaching award, 1990, Lifetime Service award., Association Asian American Studies, 2005, Distinguished Editor award, The Council Editors of Learned Journals, 2008; fellow, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1992–1993.