The book traces the history of the town of Ramallah, its problems and the turbulent times it went through in the late forties and early fifties when Joseph Cadora was one of the mayors who cared for the town and were eager to see it succeed.

It is really a description of how much he loved the town and its people, and how he yearned to see it develop as a center of tourism for Palestine and later for Jordan.

He traces its origins from the archeological remains that were found in its vicinity to the successes of its inhabitants in the United States, who never forgot where they came from and made sure to protect and to keep it flourishing.

He and other mayors saw to it that it developed all the services needed such as water, electricity, a hospital, banks and hotels.

The translation involved considerable research in the academic sources that were used by the author and by the translator. A detailed bibliography of them appears in the book.

Some folksongs have also been translated to English. These songs are indicative of the simple daily life of the people as they celebrate weddings, emigration and death. They appear in the appendix.

It is a timely book because Ramallah today occupies an important role as the political and administrative center of Occupied Palestine.