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Nine Legends: Sketches Of Remarkable People Based On Personal Relationships, Thomas Vail Aug 2013

Nine Legends: Sketches Of Remarkable People Based On Personal Relationships, Thomas Vail

Cleveland Memory

During my 42 years in the newspaper business, 28 of them was spent as publisher and editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland Ohio, I was able to meet one on one with many world leaders, heads of state (including nine American presidents) and others of remarkable abilities.

The following personality sketches of some of the legendary figures I have met include a few geniuses as well. ...

I hope my readers will enjoy these personal observations about some of the people who have shaped events to a greater or lesser degree during the latter half of the 20th …


Nine Presidents: Character Sketches From Personal Interviews, Thomas Vail Aug 2013

Nine Presidents: Character Sketches From Personal Interviews, Thomas Vail

Cleveland Memory

It has been my privilege to know nine American presidents. These character sketches present my impressions of each of them. (From the Introduction by Thomas Vail, publisher and editor of the Plain Dealer 1963-1991). Original publication date 2002.


Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk: Strong Leadership During Troubled Times, Richard Klein Jul 2013

Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk: Strong Leadership During Troubled Times, Richard Klein

Cleveland Memory

This book is a tribute to one of Cleveland’s greatest leaders. Ralph J. Perk embodied the quintessential 20th century politician. A dedicated administrator with both insight and foresight, he dedicated nearly fifty years to public service. During his six-year tenure as mayor, Cleveland went through extraordinary economic, political and social changes. The citizenry demanded strong leadership and Ralph Perk provided it. An optimistic leader with strong moral and religious convictions, he never walked away from a challenge.


Democratizing Cleveland: The Rise And Fall Of Community Organizing In Cleveland, Ohio 1975-1985, Randy Cunningham Mar 2013

Democratizing Cleveland: The Rise And Fall Of Community Organizing In Cleveland, Ohio 1975-1985, Randy Cunningham

Cleveland Memory

Democratizing Cleveland is the result of almost fifteen years of research on a topic that has been missing from local works on Cleveland history: the community organizing movement that put neighborhood concerns and neighborhood voices front and center in the setting of public policies in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Original publication date 2007.


A Magical Journey, Thomas Vail Jan 2013

A Magical Journey, Thomas Vail

Cleveland Memory

I am a child of my surroundings. This is a tale of how I related to the world I encountered over eight decades. My lifetime has spanned a revolutionary course of events that no one of my generation could have imagined. (From the introduction). Original publication date 2009.