Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction by William Kennedy
Family Tree of Erastus Corning 2nd
Chronology
1.
Mayor for Life: He Left His Heart in City Hall
2.
Of Iron and Politics: The Corning Family’s Roots
3.
Thy Father’s Will Be Done:
The Early Years of Erastus Corning 2nd
4.
One Man, Two Families:
The Unusual Home Life of Mayor Corning
5.
The Never-Ending Story:
Dan and Erastus and Their Durable Machine
6.
From Albany to Germany: The G.I. Mayor Defends Democracy and Boosts the Democratic Machine
7.
From Dewey to DWI: Investigations Against Corning and the Machine
8.
An Open Door to All: Mayor Corning at the Office
9. A Big Fish in a Little Pond: The Politics of Mayor Corning
10.
Feeding His Soul: The Mayor in Maine and Afield
11.
Paving the Pine Bush and Burning Garbage for Profit: Corning and the Environment
12. The Great Manipulator: Corning and the Press
13. From Maine to the South Mall: Corning vs. Rockefeller
14.
Long on Years, Short on Accomplishments: The Record of Mayor Corning
15.
The Auction: Selling off the Memory of the Mayor
Selected Bibliography
Sources and Interviews
Index
About the Author