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Softbound. Zustand: Very Good. Octavo, glossy paper covers, xviii, 218 pp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. viii, 404 pages. Illustrated. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. The inscription reads: To: Emilio Pardon to a long and prosperous friendship. Best of Life. Wellington Webb May 1, 2017. Paperclip mark with the author's business card in attached to the fep. Wellington Webb shares his inspirational story as Denver's first African American mayor how he beat the odds of illness, a dysfunctional family, and personal tragedy to win an underdog bid for mayor in 1991 and go on to make monumental improvements to the Mile High City. Wellington E. Webb (born February 17, 1941) is an American politician. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives and was the first African American mayor of Denver, Colorado, serving from 1991 to 2003. In 1972, Webb was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, representing northeast Denver. In 1977, Webb was selected by President Jimmy Carter to serve as regional director of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. In 1981, Colorado Governor Richard Lamm appointed Webb to his cabinet as executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Webb was elected Denver city auditor in 1987 and served until 1991. Webb served as mayor of Denver for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. One highlight of his years in office was the South Platte River Corridor Project, involving commercial and residential redevelopment, as well as reclamation of park land, along the South Platte River in central Denver. He was mayor at the time of the completion of Denver International Airport, started by his predecessor, Federico Peña. From a review by Kam Williams: Wellington E. Webb became Denver's first African-American mayor after mounting a novel 'Sneaker Campaign' in which he beat a popular incumbent by walking door-to-door and individually introducing himself personally to thousands of his potential constituents. Not only did this relative unknown ultimately prevail, but he went on to serve the city for 12 years. In Wellington Webb: The Man, the Mayor, and the Making of Modern Denver, the popular Democrat recounts his administration's considerable accomplishments including the opening of Denver International Airport and the development of the Central Platte River Valley into a thriving community. This uplifting autobiography opens with Webb sharing his genealogy, tracing his ancestors' roots back to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana with the help of his maternal grandmother, Helen. Wellington himself was born in Chicago in 1941 to Wellington Webb, Sr. and Mardina Williams, who had met there on a blind date. His dad was a porter with the railroad while his mom was a housewife. However, their union was not to last, and Wellington was shipped off to Denver to be raised by his grandmother, as much because of his asthma as on account of his parents' deteriorating relationship. After delineating the Webb family tree, the bulk of the book is devoted to a warts-and-all look at Wellington's career, and these political feats are interspersed with a lifetime's worth of intimate reflections. An inspiring memoir by a revered role model who overcame everything from asthma to racism to prostate cancer and who continues to make significant cultural contributions to this day. Wellington Webb (Photographs) (illustrator).…