The Mayor Who Made Milwaukee Famous

Henry W. Maier is "Mr. American Mayor." The controversial mayor of Milwaukee for 28 years, Maier's career is the stuff of legends. Elected mayor in 1960 Maier immediently began his career-long fight for urban America that gained him the reputation as the quintessential lobbyist. Disgusted with the federal government's lack of spending on behalf of the nation's cities, Maier launched a major campaign demanding "reordering of our national priorities' in order to give city problems equal footing with military, farm, space and international problems.Henry Maier loved "mayoring" and this book is written with the heart and soul that have made him legendary. Providing lively characterizations of his opponents, he gives blow-by-blow accounts of the major controversies that shaped his career as mayor.