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Known by mobsters as "the man who couldn't be bought" Brendan Byrne pioneered New Jersey into a new era when he won the state's gubernatorial election by a landslide in the wake of political corruption scandals. A former prosecutor and New Jersey Superior Court Judge, Byrne was soon condemned as "one term Byrne," the inept politician who few thought would risk the humiliation of standing for a second term. Yet Byrne surprised both friend and foe alike by pulling off the state's most remarkable political comeback. He won reelection despite his stubborn defiance of the state's political bosses by enacting the first income tax and rejecting the deal-making and back-slapping that had long been a staple of New Jersey politics. By the time Byrne left office after eight turbulent years, he had also left behind a record that few, if any, of his political descendants could match. Among his numerous accomplishments: overseeing the preservation of the Pinelands; salvaging the floundering plan to develop the Meadowlands and the New Jersey Sports Complex; implementing casino gambling in Atlantic City; and overhauling the state's failing commuter bus and rail network through the creation of a modern, efficient transit system. In his career as a political leader, Byrne dealt with colorful mobsters, political bosses, and the power-brokers of his time. Along the way he has continually demonstrated his special quirks and quick wit while forging his own unique path to enact lasting change and a luminous legacy.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne
• Podtytuł: The Man Who Couldn't Be Bought
• Autor: Donald Linky
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 480
• EAN: 9781611477429
• ISBN: 1611477425
• ID: 04838132
• Wydawca: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Waga: 866 g
• Wymiary: 159 × 231 × 36 mm
• Data wydania: 13. October 2014

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