Four administrations. One defining era.
The volume
Four administrations. One defining era.
Chelsea, Massachusetts civic history: four mayoral administrations and the events leading to state receivership, in firsthand narrative and documentary photography.
A close account of Joel Pressman, James Mitchell, Thomas Nolan and John Brennan, and the civic events that ended in state receivership.
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EraFour mayoral administrations
PlaceChelsea, Massachusetts
SeriesVolume 4 of 4
The record / Volume 4
What this
volume holds.
- 01Municipal power
- 02Leadership
- 03Fiscal crisis
- 04Receivership
Why it matters
The final volume turns municipal government into human-scale history. It shows how decisions made inside a small city can carry consequences far beyond City Hall.
From the approved cover
The official cover presents the four mayors as the central figures in a record of political consequence.