Good guys, wise guys, and putting up buildings : a life in construction / Samuel C. Florman.
Florman, Samuel C.
2012
TH140.F59 A3 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Good guys, wise guys, and putting up buildings : a life in construction / Samuel C. Florman.
Author Florman, Samuel C.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780312641672
0312641672
Imprint New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012.
Language English
Description 342 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number TH140.F59 A3 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 624.092 B
Summary "Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII, Samuel C. Florman made his way as a general contractor in New York City through the period of explosive development, private exuberance and the historic growth of publicly supported housing--all amidst the rise of the notorious Mafia families, and evolution of the Civil Rights Movement. His storied career brought him into contact with a variety of personalities: politicians and civil servants, developers and technocrats, saintly do-gooders, and corrupt rapscallions. Along with the rousing adventures there were satisfactions of a different sort: the enchantment of seeing architecture made real; the pride of creating housing, hospitals, schools, places of worship--shelter for the body and nourishment for the spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Includes index.
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I can have you killed for fifty
Can do
Explorations
The stupendous builder
Nice guys finish last
A new beginning, treacherous tides, and a bit of luck
Dollars and cents
Deus ex Machina
A happy family
Extended family
Friends
They say it's who you know
Architects and technocrats
Developers
La Cosa Nostra
Corruption
Affirmative Action
The women
Danger
9/11
The job from hell
And a happy ending of course
Acknowledgments
Index.

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