Don Plusquellic

Former Akron mayor Don Plusquellic will appear at the book launch event for his political biography, "The Indomitable Don Plusquellic: How a Controversial Mayor Quarterbacked Akron's Comeback." (Thomas Ondrey, PD)

AKRON, Ohio -- He was the king of Akron for nearly three decades. Now Plusquellic, who abruptly resigned last year, is back on the public scene with a new biography, "The Indomitable Don Plusquellic: How A Controversial Mayor Quarterbacked Akron's Comeback."

Plusquellic will discuss his years in politics at a book launch next Wednesday. The unauthorized biography, written by former Akron Beacon Journal columnist Steve Love, includes over 20 interviews with the former mayor and additional words from friends, critics and colleagues.

Plusquellic's controversy didn't end when he left the mayor's office seven months short of finishing his seventh term, blaming the Beacon. His most recent appearances in headlines include a case of public urination at the University of Akron.

Plusquellic will lead a discussion about his experiences at 4 p.m. June 22 at Quaker Station in downtown Akron.

In the introduction to the book, which is available on Amazon, Love wrote: "Plusquellic's personal history would be incomplete, the understanding of him inadequate without placing him in the context of Akron's history. Cities are their people ... Yet rarely has a city been embodied so completely in one man as Akron is embodied in Plusquellic."