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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dinkins, David N.
A mayor’s life : governing New York’s gorgeous mosaic / David N. Dinkins ; with Peter Knobler.—First edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-61039-302-7 (ebook)
1. Dinkins, David N. 2. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—1951– 3. Mayors—New York (State)—New York—Biography. I. Knobler, Peter. II. Title.
F128.57.D56A3 2013
974.7’043092—dc23
[B]
2013000769

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