mayors

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.

A biography of the Mexican American mayor of San Antonio who became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration.

This book tells about the responsibilities and duties of mayors in both large and small towns, including working with the city council, managing the city's finances, and serving at civic events.

Describes how mayors are elected and the work they do to make life better for people in their community. Also discusses some mayors who have earned a place in history.

Explores a typical day in the work of the mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, describing many of the activities that make up his busy schedule.

Annie is unhappy that she has to share her grandmother, the mayor, with so many people, but when she helps out during a town emergency, Annie appreciates all that her grandmother does in the community.

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.

A biography of Fiorello La Guardia who started his political career in the House of Representatives before gaining national fame as the mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945.