Bibliograph

Dirty waters, confessions of Chicago's last harbor boss, R.J. Nelson

Type

Label

Dirty waters, confessions of Chicago's last harbor boss, R.J. Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dirty waters

Oclc number

939597277

Responsibility statement

R.J. Nelson

Series statement

Chicago visions and revisions

Sub title

confessions of Chicago's last harbor boss

Summary

R.J. Nelson, hired in 1987 to clean up rampant corruption on Chicago's waterfront, writes about his experiences, including the angry constituents, prying journalists, shell-shocked employees, and how he made it his personal mission to become a public servant who worked for the common good and followed the spirit--if not always the letter--of the law

Table Of Contents

Dawn City -- Harbors as neighborhoods -- Harbor rats -- A boat slip and fall -- Feet wet -- Harold -- Rainbows and riots -- Indictments -- April fools -- Harbor fire -- Sand traps -- Wulky -- Moving on up -- Fog bowl -- D-day -- Batman -- Paul McCartney -- Golf dome from hell -- MBE/WBE -- "Lakefront's small wonder" -- A Coast Guard station restored -- A reporter falls overboard -- Tagline contest -- Daley's underground river -- A tale of two conventions -- From Malcolm X to Muhammad Ali -- So sad, too bad -- Glatt -- Afterglow -- Filan report -- Basement dreams -- Afterword

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