The Little Flower Goes to the Fair
Lorina, Pasquale The Little Flower Goes to the Fair is a look at the life of Fiorello LaGuardia, the 99th mayor of New York City, including his rise up the political ladder and his destruction of the corrupt Tammany Hall and its cronies.
Although small in stature, barely standing 5'2", Fiorello was a large presence with even larger ambitions. He wore large hats to increase his height and was not beyond leaping on desks to be seen and heard, even as a child i...