Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Family Tree of Erastus Corning 2nd xix
7. Chronology xx
8. Chapter 1: Mayor for Life: He Left His Heart in City Hall 1
9. Chapter 2: Of Iron and Politics: The Corning Family’s Roots 14
10. Chapter 3: Thy Father’s Will Be Done: The Early Years of Erastus Corning 2nd 66
11. Chapter 4: One Man, Two Families: The Unusual Home Life of Mayor Corning 122
12. Chapter 5: The Never-Ending Story: Dan and Erastus and Their Durable Machine 158
13. Chapter 6: From Albany to Germany: The G.I. Mayor Defends Democracy and Boosts the Democratic Machine 195
14. Chapter 7: From Dewey to DWI: Investigations Against Corning and the Machine 226
15. Chapter 8: An Open Door to All: Mayor Corning at the Office 262
16. Chapter 9: A Big Fish in a Little Pond: The Politics of Mayor Corning 285
17. Chapter 10: Feeding His Soul: The Mayor in Maine and Afield 342
18. Chapter 11: Paving the Pine Bush and Burning Garbage for Profit: Corning and the Environment 377
19. Chapter 12: The Great Manipulator: Corning and the Press 421
20. Chapter 13: From Maine to the South Mall: Corning vs. Rockefeller 453
21. Chapter 14: Long on Years, Short on Accomplishments: The Record of Mayor Corning 490
22. Chapter 15: The Auction: Selling off the Memory of the Mayor 524
23. Selected Bibliography 541
24. Sources and Interviews 545
25. Index 549
26. About the Author 569