John Bell a Philadelphia lawyer has been recruited to work on a
campaign to re-elect the incumbent mayor. He finds, almost at once,
that he has become the eyes and ears of the real campaign manager,
the old congressman from South Philadelphia, Bill Corcoran.
Corcoran is shrewd, sagacious, experienced, and almost cynical in
his approach to the personnel in the campaign. The party leaders
meet in secret determined to dump the incumbent and replace him
with a blue blood candidate. The coterie around Walsh who have
styled themselves as "close personal friends of the Mayor" each has
his own agenda and far down on the list for each is the re-election
of the Mayor. Corcoran finds his way through the ambitions of "the
friends" to put together an organization which will be capable of
battling the "machine" of the Democratic Party. Corcoran levers
Bell into the inner sanctum of the policy committee directing
Walsh's campaign. He is met with hostility and stony silence from
the "friends." Bell, because of Corcoran, moves to the forefront of
the organization preparing the campaign for its forthcoming battle
with machine democrats. This puts him direct conflict with Senator
Joe one of the "friends" whose ultimate ambition is to lead the
Democratic Party. Will Corcoran be able to combat the devious
double-dealing of "the friends?" And at the same time marshal the
forces to ensure an honest election and if he can, can the
fractured party be put back together? Looming ahead after the
primary election is the formidable Morey Stern, the youthful
District Attorney of Philadelphia who is the Republican candidate
for Mayor.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2007 |
| First published: |
May 2007 |
| Authors: |
Michael Stack
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
284 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4343-0602-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4343-0602-X |
| Barcode: |
9781434306029 |
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