02801cam a2200385 i 4500 515705202 TxAuBib 20211008120000.0 210615s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781638772347 softcover 1638772347 softcover TxAuBib rda Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- The division of light and power [(PB)] / Dennis J. Kucinich. Cleveland, OH : Finney Avenue Books, LLC, [2021] ℗2021. xix, 659 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The Division of Light and Power is the thoroughly documented, true story of one courageous American mayor who fought, and beat, a utility monopoly in an epic battle which involved corporate espionage and sabotage, bank co-conspirators, extortion, political corruption, organized crime, mob-directed assassination attempts, congressional investigations, and media cover-ups. The "powers that be" tried to buy him, and when he couldn't be bought, they tried to kill him. When that failed, the utility's bank gave him a choice: Privatize the city's electric system or the city would be thrown into default. The mayor said "no" to extortion, never gave in and saved over a billion dollars in assets for his city and its people. Meet Mayor Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland, who fought to give power to the people. Battling his way up from the streets of the city, he and his family lived in twenty-one different places by the time he was seventeen, including a couple of cars. By the age of thirty-one, as America's youngest big-city mayor, his stand to protect Cleveland's Muny Light against a utility monopoly and its banking partner drew international attention and praise as "The outstanding public official in America," an award presented by Bob Hope. This is Mayor Dennis Kucinich's story, but if you want to know why your utility rates are so high, it may be your city's story, too."--Back cover. 20211008. Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Light. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company. Cleveland Trust Company. Mayors Ohio Cleveland Biography. Monopolies Ohio Cleveland. Electric utilities Ohio Cleveland. Electric power transmission Ohio Cleveland. Electric light plants Ohio Cleveland. Municipal ownership Ohio Cleveland. Cleveland (Ohio) Politics and government 20th century.