The Prince of Providence

Author Mike Stanton talked about his book, The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America’s Most Notorious Mayor in wh… read more

Author Mike Stanton talked about his book, The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America’s Most Notorious Mayor in which he argues that Buddy Cianci was a political genius in the mold of Huey Long and James Michael Curley, and suggests that his lust for power cost him his marriage, his family, and close friendships, yet helped him to revitalize the city of Providence, Rhode Island.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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The Prince of Providence

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Program ID:
310160-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
First Aired:
Jan 05, 2013 | 12:55pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 26, 2013 | 7:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jan 05, 2013 | 12:55pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 06, 2013 | 12:16am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 06, 2013 | 9:56am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 06, 2013 | 7:46pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 06, 2013 | 11:37pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 17, 2013 | 1:39pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 17, 2013 | 11:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 18, 2013 | 11:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 26, 2013 | 7:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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