Rudy Giuliani

Emperor of the City

This is the story of Rudy Giuliani's rise to power, from the moment he and a small squad of ex-prosecutors set out to capture New York City's mayorality in 1989 to the dramatic turning point in his race against the First Lady of the United States. In this riveting portrait of his mayorality, Andrew Kirtzman tells the story of Giuliani's zealous crusade to clean up, control, and shape New York City. Based on interviews with more than two hundred of the mayor's closest aides and fiercest adversaries - and the author's own experience covering him for eight years 'Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City' offers some answers as it tells the tale of one man's historic rise - in all its dramatic, outrageous, and ultimately poignant detail.