Wellington Webb : the man, the mayor, and the making of modern Denver : an autobiography /

Wellington Webb : the man, the mayor, and the making of modern Denver : an autobiography /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Webb, Wellington E.
Imprint:	Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2007.
Description:	viii, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Webb, Wellington E. Webb, Wellington E. Mayors -- Colorado -- Denver -- Biography. Mayors. Politics and government Denver (Colo.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Denver (Colo.) -- Biography. Colorado -- Denver. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6283947

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Other authors / contributors:	Brovsky, Cindy.
ISBN:	9781555916343 (alk. paper) 1555916341 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Roots: From Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to Denver
Chapter 2. Childhood, Grandmother Helen, Divorce
Chapter 3. Growing Up in Denver
Chapter 4. Mother, Brothers, Trips to Chicago
Chapter 5. The End of High School, the Filling Station, Sterling
Chapter 6. College, First Marriage, Twins, Greeley
Chapter 7. Mayor Tom Currigan, Fort Logan
Chapter 8. Felicia, Black Studies, Wilma
Chapter 9. The Legislature
Chapter 10. Second Term, Georgia Peanut Farmer
Chapter 11. President Jimmy Carter, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter 12. 1980 Presidential Campaign, Wilma's Election
Chapter 13. After Carter, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Chapter 14. 1983 Mayoral Campaign, James Thompson
Chapter 15. Auditor
Chapter 16. The Webb Fund, Car Accident, Mayor Federico Pena's Announcement
Chapter 17. 1991 Mayoral Campaign, Doubters, Tennis Shoes
Chapter 18. The Walk, Upset Victory
Chapter 19. First Term: Cabinet, Unheralded Projects, Unexpected Violence
Chapter 20. Pope John Paul II Prayer, Airport Trials and Tribulations
Chapter 21. Media, Brutal 1995 Reelection
Chapter 22. Prostate Cancer, Whirlwind Second Term
Chapter 23. "First Tuesday," International Flights, Africa
Chapter 24. 1999 Reelection, Columbine, Senate, 9/11, Third Term
Chapter 25. Wilma's Challenges, Private Businessman, DNC Race
Conclusion: The Webb Legacy
Epilogue: Wellington Webb's Elected-Office History
Index