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Boss Tweed : the rise and fall of the corrupt pol who conceived the soul of modern New York
- Title
- Boss Tweed : the rise and fall of the corrupt pol who conceived the soul of modern New York / Kenneth D. Ackerman.
- Author
- Ackerman, Kenneth D.
- Publication
- New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | F128.47.T96 A28 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 437 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Among the monumental characters in the history of American politics, few are more complex and fascinating than Boss Tweed; and few working historians could record his dramatic rise and fall more vividly than Kenneth D. Ackerman, who in his two previous books has established himself as an investigative historian of the first order. His new work, Boss Tweed, is the first biography in almost thirty years of the legendary figure who bribed the state legislature, fixed elections, skimmed money from city contractors, and diverted public funds on a massive scale." "During his reign at Tammany Hall and then in a variety of posts from state senator to deputy city street commissioner, Tweed wielded almost total control over New York politics, while also influencing the nation's political course. And, as Ackerman shows, Tweed did make positive political contributions that have been largely overlooked."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-422) and index.
- ISBN
- 0786714352
- LCCN
- 2005042090
- OCLC
- ocm57625621
- SCSB-5159560
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries