Good Guys, Wiseguys, and Putting Up Buildings: A Life in Construction
by Florman, Samuel C
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312641672
- ISBN 13
- 9780312641672
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Thomas Dunne, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine, as new, in near fine gray pictorial wraps. First printing. 342 pp. an engaging memoir about one man's career in construction--rising to the top of an industry renowned for crime, corruption, violence, physical danger, and the chronic risk of financial catastrophe. 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.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84341
- Title
- Good Guys, Wiseguys, and Putting Up Buildings: A Life in Construction
- Author
- Florman, Samuel C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0312641672
- ISBN 13
- 9780312641672
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne
- Place of Publication
- Qq16
- Date Published
- 2012
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