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Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction William Kennedy xv
Family Tree of Erastus Corning 2nd xix
Chronology xx
Mayor for Life: He Left His Heart in City Hall 1
Of Iron and Politics: The Corning Family's Roots 14
Thy Father's Will Be Done: The Early Years of Erastus Corning 2nd 66
One Man, Two Families: The Unusual Home Life of Mayor Corning 122
The Never-Ending Story: Dan and Erastus and Their Durable Machine 158
From Albany to Germany: The G.I. Mayor Defends Democracy and Boosts the Democratic Machine 195
From Dewey to DWI: Investigations Against Corning and the Machine 226
An Open Door to All: Mayor Corning at the Office 262
A Big Fish in a Little Pond: The Politics of Mayor Corning 285
Feeding His Soul: The Mayor in Maine and Afield 342
Paving the Pine Bush and Burning Garbage for Profit: Corning and the Environment 377
The Great Manipulator: Corning and the Press 421
From Maine to the South Mall: Corning vs. Rockefeller 453
Long on Years, Short on Accomplishments: The Record of Mayor Corning 490
The Auction: Selling off the Memory of the Mayor 524
Selected Bibliography 541
Sources and Interviews 545
Index 549
About the Author 569
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Jim Gater
reviewed Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma on November 19, 2014
Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma
You might wonder why anyone who's not a native of Albany, New York would subject himself to 538 pages on the life of Erastus Corning 2nd, long-time mayor of that city. In fact, Paul Grondahl's biography is fascinating reading. Corning is like a tragic character in a John O'Hara novel. Born into one of the wealthiest "old money" families in the nation, educated at Groton and Yale, Corning seemed to have an unlimited political future ahead of him. Instead, he opted to play a secondary role in the political machine of Albany boss Dan O'Connell. O'Connell rewarded the young patrician Corning with the mayoralty at the age of 32, and the "boy mayor" was content to remain in the party chairman's shadow for the next four decades. Eschewing opportunities to seek higher office (with the exception of one unsuccessful race for lieutenant governor), Corning remained as Albany's "mayor for life" for 42 years. His personal life was also worthy of an O'Hara novel. He died in office in 1983, leaving behind few lasting accomplishments. The story of Erastus Corning 2nd is the story of a man who squandered his great potential and lived a life that was largely unfulfilled.
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