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O Albany!: Improbable City of Political Wizards, Fearless Ethnics, Spectacular Aristocrats, Splendid Nobodies, and Underrated Scoundrels
O Albany Improbable City of Political Wizards Fearless Ethnics Spectacular Aristocrats Splendid Nobodies and Underrated Scoundrels Author:William J. Kennedy William Kennedy's celebrated cycle of novels put Albany on the literary map. And in this marvelous book, Kennedy offers an eloquent ode to his hometown, presenting its coloful and turbulent history along with his own life story. O Albany! is part journalism, part history, and is infused with love and lyricism throug... more »hout. We visit the city by neighborhood, ethnic and social; we meet a variety of people who have helped shape its history and the uncommon characters who tread on Kennedy's stage; and we see various facets of the city that have captured his imagination and influenced his writing. Embellished with more than fifty vintage photographs and eleven maps drawn especially for this book, O Albany! is a historical love letter form Kennedy to his native city.« less
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