Fire on the Prairie: Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy) Cover
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Fire on the Prairie Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)

Gary Rivlin

Harold WashingtonOCOs historic and improbable victory over the vaunted Chicago political machine shook up American politics. The election of the enigmatic yet engaging Washington led to his serving five tumultuous years as the cityOCOs first black mayor. He fashioned an uneasy but potent multiracial...

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This American Life

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This American Life

The hosts recommended the book as a great history of Harold Washington's years, noting it served as a comprehensive source for the episode's background. They highlighted its thorough coverage of Chicago politics and its relevance to understanding the roots of the Obama presidency.

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Episode: 869: Harold

The book was recommended as a great history of Harold Washington's years, serving as a comprehensive source for the episode's background.

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We recommend his book Fire on the Prairie. It's a great history of the Washington years.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

It was given to Alex Blumberg to read and determine if it contained a story for This American Life, which it did, and was turned into an episode called 'Harold'.

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Ira came to me and was like, the 10 year anniversary of Harold Washington's death is coming up. And he was like, I'm wondering if we should do something for it. Here's this book, read it and see if yo...

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Episode: Gimlet Media: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber

It was given to Alex Blumberg to read and determine if it contained a story for This American Life, which it did, and was turned into an episode called 'Harold'.

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Ira came to me and was like, the 10 year anniversary of Harold Washington's death is coming up. And he was like, I'm wondering if we should do something for it. Here's this book, read it and see if you think there's a story there.

And so he gave me this book called Fire on the Prairie by Gary Rivlin, which is all about Mayor Washington.

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