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Boss Tweed
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Author : Denis Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-29
Boss Tweed written by Denis Lynch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-29 with History categories.
No political scandal in American history has had a greater impact on America's political consciousness than the rise and fall of the ""Tweed Ring"" in New York City between 1866 and 1871. In an age ripe with scandal both public and private, the spectacular corruption charged to ""Boss"" Tweed and his associates-estimates of their extortion range from $20 million to $200 million-became an enduring symbol of the dark side of democratic politics.The Tweed Ring contributed much more than cartoonist impressions; it helped to shape a powerful theory of political reform. It was in truth one of the formative events of progressivism, that multifaceted doctrine that has evolved into the modern American creed. In this sense, the Tweed Ring was to produce not only deep misgivings about the existing regime, but an insight into how it should be reformed.Denis Tilden Lynch's biography of ""Boss"" Tweed was first published in 1927, in a time filled, like Tweed's, with sudden prosperity, daunting problems, and spectacular scandals. It is a straight-forward, workmanlike study, untroubled by the conceits of modern historical scholarship, and close enough to its subject's generation to have some of the immediacy of journalism. Of all the books published about the Tweed affair, Lynch's study is the only one that is a genuine biography, in which the man himself is the focus. For this reason it conveys something of the texture of daily life in New York in the nineteenth century, while bringing Tweed out from behind the shadows of Thomas Nast's leering cartoons, and presenting him, as much as is possible, as a man and not an icon. An interesting example of Americana, this volume will be of interest to historians of the period as well as those interested in American urban and political life.
Boss Tweed
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Author : Denis Tilden Lynch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
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Boss Tweed
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Author : Ruth Ashby
language : en
Publisher: Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2002
Boss Tweed written by Ruth Ashby and has been published by Blackbirch Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the actions of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.
Boss Tweed The Corrupt Pol Who Conceived The Soul Of Modern New York
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Author : Kenneth D. Ackerman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-11
Boss Tweed The Corrupt Pol Who Conceived The Soul Of Modern New York written by Kenneth D. Ackerman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
William Magear Tweed, America's most corrupt politician ever, ruled New York City in the 1860s and 1870s. He rigged the votes, bribed the legislature, and stole on a massive scale. But even in prison, people still loved and admired him. Tweed's is a stunning tale of pride, fall, and redemption.
Boss Tweed And The Man Who Drew Him
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Author : Syd Hoff
language : en
Publisher: Coward McCann
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Boss Tweed And The Man Who Drew Him written by Syd Hoff and has been published by Coward McCann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with American wit and humor categories.
Relates how the artist Thomas Nast brought about the downfall of the crooked Boss Tweed who controlled New York in the mid-nineteenth century.
Boss Tweed S New York
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Author : Seymour J. Mandelbaum
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1965
Boss Tweed S New York written by Seymour J. Mandelbaum and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Boss Tweed The Life And Legacy Of The Notorious Politician Who Ran Tammany Hall In New York City
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-02-28
Boss Tweed The Life And Legacy Of The Notorious Politician Who Ran Tammany Hall In New York City written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." - Boss Tweed "It's hard not to admire the skill behind Tweed's system ... The Tweed ring at its height was an engineering marvel, strong and solid, strategically deployed to control key power points: the courts, the legislature, the treasury and the ballot box. Its frauds had a grandeur of scale and an elegance of structure: money-laundering, profit sharing and organization." - Kenneth D. Ackerman Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America's largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the United States, a global financial center that has enticed people chasing the "American Dream" for centuries. However, for all the promise and opportunities America seemingly held out, and for all of the nostalgia and pride the country's history invokes among Americans today, the simple truth is many never climbed the ladder. One of the few who did was William Magear Tweed, known more widely as Boss Tweed, one of the most famous - and corrupt - politicians in American history. In the 19th century, Tweed was an influential mover and shaker for Tammany Hall, the infamous Democratic political machine in New York City and the driving force behind the party's success in the city for decades. Although Tweed never technically held a position of power in New York City's government, he essentially ran the city and its finances between 1868 and 1871 as a political boss of Tammany, and even before that, Tweed would make a name for himself among politicians as an alderman who had a penchant for figuring out how to profit from political situations. By the end of his life, people across the state commonly referred to his operation as the Tweed Ring. While Tweed was at one point among the wealthiest men in the country during the 19th century, he would die in prison thanks to the illegal accumulation of this wealth. Over the course of his time at Tammany Hall, he would steal millions of dollars from state taxpayers, and he was known for extorting large sums of money for political favors. He was finally brought down by the media in a crusade of sorts that would set the precedent for how the press would deal with political scandals for years to come. As a contemporary writer, William R. Martin, put it in 1878, "Three casual expressions attributed to Mr. Tweed, illustrated by his brief political history, indicate his theory of administration. The first was, 'The way to have power is to take it;' the second, 'He is human;' and the third, 'What are you going to do about it?' In his career was exhibited the despotic phase of municipal administration. He got for himself and his associates offices, one after the other, by taking them with or without right, until he held the power of the State, and then fortified his position by enacting appropriate laws. His means of doing this was to approach men through their self-interests, and to buy their support by promises, offices, and money. His appreciation of this trait in the character of the men about him was expressed in his belief that they were 'human.' The arrogance of the full possession of power and the defiance against the remonstrances of honest men drove him to the extreme of audacity, 'What are you going to do about it?' which preceded his fall. There was no greater popular mistake than to call Mr. Tweed and his associates a 'ring.' They were so at the outset by the 'cohesive power of public plunder, ' but, once in possession, like a crew of pirates who had gained the deck of a prize, they became arrayed against each other."
Boss Tweed
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Author : Denis Tilden Lynch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
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Capture Of Boss Tweed
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Author : Arthur S. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 18??
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The Tweed Ring
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Author : Alexander B. Callow, Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Tweed Ring written by Alexander B. Callow, Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.