“Mike Stanton is our preeminent aficionado and raconteur of Rhode Island’s flamboyantly criminal political follies, and The Prince of Providence is the chronicle of a great American rogue, Mayor Buddy Cianci—a paragon of charisma and corruption.” PoliticalCorruptionCriminalsIslandsFollyProvidenceMikeBuddyMayorsCharismaGreat AmericanRoguesChroniclesRhode IslandParagon Author:Philip Gourevitch
“Political corruption is to Rhode Islanders as smog is to people who live in Los Angeles: nobody complains of its absence, but when it rolls around everyone feels right at home.” PeopleFeelsHomePoliticalCorruptionAbsenceComplainingLos AngelesFeels RightSmogPolitical Corruption Author:Philip Gourevitch
