RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY A HISTORY OF MODERN AMERICAN REFORM1956 |
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... Guardia . La Guardia was born only a few years after his parents passed through Ellis Island . His father's job as leader of an Army band gave Fiorello an Arizona boyhood , but the father's early death brought the family back to a more ...
... Guardia . La Guardia was born only a few years after his parents passed through Ellis Island . His father's job as leader of an Army band gave Fiorello an Arizona boyhood , but the father's early death brought the family back to a more ...
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... Guardia , who certainly did . " OK , put La Guardia down , " the boss ordered as he disappeared into the back room . On his second try , in 1916 , La Guardia became the first Republican ever to go to Congress from his district . He did ...
... Guardia , who certainly did . " OK , put La Guardia down , " the boss ordered as he disappeared into the back room . On his second try , in 1916 , La Guardia became the first Republican ever to go to Congress from his district . He did ...
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... Guardia , chunkier and more reform - minded than ever . " They didn't elect me for my looks , ” said La Guardia . " They wanted things done and they knew damn well I'd do them . " And above it all , rapidly approaching a popularity un ...
... Guardia , chunkier and more reform - minded than ever . " They didn't elect me for my looks , ” said La Guardia . " They wanted things done and they knew damn well I'd do them . " And above it all , rapidly approaching a popularity un ...
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Bejabers Im Worth Me Thousands | 3 |
Thrust from the Top | 9 |
From the Bottom Up | 24 |
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