Terry Golway – författare

The inspiring story of an unlikely political partnership that transformed the Democratic Party and led to the New DealIn Frank and Al, Terry Golway portrays the dramatic untold story of two political giants, Al Smith and Franklin Roosevelt, who formed an unlikely alliance in the early 20th century that transformed the Democratic Party. Smith, a proud son of the Tammany Hall political machine, and Roosevelt, a country squire, bridged the chasm between the party''s urban machines and its populists and patricians.Dominating politics in New York for a quarter-century, Smith and FDR ran against each other for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1932, setting off one of the great feuds in American history. Yet, it was Smith who persuaded a reluctant Roosevelt to run for governor in 1928, setting the stage for FDR''s dramatic comeback after contracting polio in 1921. Together, they took their party and American politics out of the 19th century and created a place in civic life for the New America of the 20th century.Golway delivers a timely narrative on the centennial of Smith''s first election as governor, a captivating tale that The Wall Street Journal calls "history told the old-fashioned way" with "vivid" scenes and "plentiful" anecdotes. Frank and Al is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American politics and the rise of the country''s welfare state.

"In our current dismal passage of American politics, it’s exhilarating to read about a politician who exemplified all the qualities—courage, honesty, vision, energy, disdain for hypocrisy, concern for the downtrodden—that we were taught to revere....Remarkable." —Wall Street JournalFiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century’s most colorful politicians—on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues that would have been familiar to the Little Flower, as he was affectionately known. It’s time to bring back LaGuardia, argues historian and journalist Terry Golway, to remind us all what an effective municipal officer (as he preferred to call himself) can achieve...Golway examines LaGuardia’s extraordinary career through four essential qualities: As a patriot, a dissenter, a leader, and a statesman. He needed them all when he stood against the nativism, religious and racial bigotry, and reactionary economic policies of the 1920s, and again when he faced the realities of Depression-era New York and the rise of fascism at home and abroad in the 1930s. Just before World War II, the Roosevelt administration formally apologized to the Nazis when LaGuardia referred to Hitler as a “brown-shirted fanatic.”There was nobody quite like Fiorello LaGuardia. In this immensely readable book, as entertaining as the man himself, Terry Golway captures the enduring appeal of one of America’s greatest leaders.

New York University''s Glucksman Ireland House opened a quarter-century ago to foster the study of Ireland and Irish America, and since then has led and witnessed tremendous changes in Irish and Irish-American culture.

Alice McDermott writes about her son''s Irish awakening; Colum McCann''s Joycean essay is a brilliant call to action in defence of immigrants and social justice; Colm Tóibín''s first visit to New York coincided with the first St Patrick''s Day parade led by a woman; Dan Barry reflects on Frank McCourt''s Angela''s Ashes; and a new poem by Seamus Heaney written not long before his death.

Through deeply personal essays that reflect on their own experience, research and art, some of the best-known Irish writers on both sides of the Atlantic commemorate the House''s anniversary by examining what has changed, and what has not, in Irish and Irish-American culture, art, identity, and politics since 1993.

New York University''s Glucksman Ireland House opened a quarter-century ago to foster the study of Ireland and Irish America, and since then has led and witnessed tremendous changes in Irish and Irish-American culture.

Alice McDermott writes about her son''s Irish awakening; Colum McCann''s Joycean essay is a brilliant call to action in defence of immigrants and social justice; Colm Tóibín''s first visit to New York coincided with the first St Patrick''s Day parade led by a woman; Dan Barry reflects on Frank McCourt''s Angela''s Ashes; and a new poem by Seamus Heaney written not long before his death.

Through deeply personal essays that reflect on their own experience, research and art, some of the best-known Irish writers on both sides of the Atlantic commemorate the House''s anniversary by examining what has changed, and what has not, in Irish and Irish-American culture, art, identity, and politics since 1993.