Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics (Signet Classics)

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
William L. Riordan
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â€œNobody thinks of drawinâ€™ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.â€
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This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and, not incidentally, a millionaire. In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters (Grazianoâ€™s bootblack stand outside the New York County Court House), he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordan the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by him and fellow Tammany Hall titans. The result is not only a volume that reveals more about our political system than does a shelfful of civics textbooks, but also an irresistible portrait of a man who would feel happily at home playing ball with todayâ€™s lobbyists and king makers, trading votes for political and financial favors.
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Doing for twentieth-century America what Machiavelli did for Renaissance Italy, and as entertaining as it is instructive, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall is essential reading for those who prefer twenty-twenty vision to rose-colored glasses in viewing how our government works and why.
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With an Introduction by Peter Quinn
and a New Afterword
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2015-06-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451474131

Country	USA
Brand	Signet
Manufacturer	Signet
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2015-06-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451474131

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics (Signet Classics)

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