Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson
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Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson
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Author : John Bright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson written by John Bright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson
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Author : John Bright
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-02-18
Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson written by John Bright and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-18 with Reference categories.
Excerpt from Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson: An Idyll of Chicago My gratitude is profound for the cogent criticism Of Professor Harry Elmer Barnes. Without it, and the intro duction he has so generously written, I would have lacked the audacity to aspire to the climaxing conceit Of publica tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Big Bill Thompson Chicago And The Politics Of Image
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Author : Douglas Bukowski
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1998
Big Bill Thompson Chicago And The Politics Of Image written by Douglas Bukowski and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the kind of fireworks they do. And no other American city has had a mayor like William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, not in any of his political incarnations. A brilliant chameleon of a politician, Thompson could move from pro- to anti-prohibition, from opposing the Chicago Teachers Federation to opposing a superintendent hostile to it, from being anti-Catholic to winning, in huge numbers, the Catholic vote. Shape-shifter extraordinaire, Thompson stayed in power by repeatedly altering his political image. In Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image, Douglas Bukowski captures the essence of this wily urban politico as no other biographer or historian has. Using materials accessible only thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Bukowski has fashioned an unforgettable story of a volatile Chicago leader and his era. And he does it with such grace and in such an irresistible style that readers will yearn to visit the local speakeasy and lift a glass to colorful politicians gone by. "An excellent book, written in a lively style with a contemporary resonance. A first rate meditation on the image and reality of 'Big Bill' in the context of actual and mythological Chicago political history." -- Steven P. Erie, author of Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemma of Urban Machine Politics "Written with a flair and a gentle sardonicism that makes it fun to read, Big Bill Thompson ... is a significant contribution to the literature of urban history and politics." -- Roger W. Biles, author of The South and the New Deal and Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago
City Of Scoundrels
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Author : Gary Krist
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2012-04-17
City Of Scoundrels written by Gary Krist and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-17 with History categories.
The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in the life of Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse. When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had an audacious, expensive plan to turn the city from a brawling, unglamorous place into "the Metropolis of the World." But just as the dream seemed within reach, pandemonium broke loose and the city's highest ambitions were suddenly under attack by the same unbridled energies that had given birth to them in the first place. It began on a balmy Monday afternoon when a blimp in flames crashed through the roof of a busy downtown bank, incinerating those inside. Within days, a racial incident at a hot, crowded South Side beach spiraled into one of the worst urban riots in American history, followed by a transit strike that paralyzed the city. Then, when it seemed as if things could get no worse, police searching for a six-year-old girl discovered her body in a dark North Side basement. Meticulously researched and expertly paced, City of Scoundrels captures the tumultuous birth of the modern American city, with all of its light and dark aspects in vivid relief.
Bill Thompson
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Author : Bill Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Bill Thompson written by Bill Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
Herbert Hoover Unemployment And The Public Sphere
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Author : Vincent H. Gaddis
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2005
Herbert Hoover Unemployment And The Public Sphere written by Vincent H. Gaddis and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere examines the fulfillment of Hoover's ideas in the area of unemployment between 1919 and 1933. The economic system Herbert Hoover envisioned, one based on cooperation and individual initiative with limited government, and the language he used to promote this system defined New Era discourse. His American Individualism, printed in 1923, served as the political philosophy of the administrations of the 1920s. In his discourse from 1919-1921, Hoover expanded the criteria- the conceptual definitions of virtue and liberty. The book includes a foreword by Mary O. Furner.
Governor Henry Horner
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
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Governor Henry Horner written by and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Chicago (Ill.) categories.
Charles Masters effectively reevaluates Governor Henry Horner's historical reputation and role in Illinois politics.
A House For All Peoples
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Author : John M. Allswang
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-10-21
A House For All Peoples written by John M. Allswang and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Political Science categories.
This book assesses the role of urban ethnic groups, particularly in terms of the rise of the Democratic Party to national predominance between 1928 and 1932. It builds quantitative and qualitative models for the study of ethnic groups in terms of political behavior. Focusing clearly upon political change and the role of ethnicity, the work advances the hypothesis that Chicago's ethnic groups responded as ethnic groups, rather than on socio-economic or other bases, when they shifted their party allegiances in the late twenties. This ethnic realignment was a major factor in the redistribution of power between parties Chicago. Employing a variety of quantitative measures and a number of conceptual tools from the social sciences, Mr. Allswang has utilized simple statistical procedures with clarity and discrimination. His statistical data is based on thorough research in unpublished census material and election returns. His qualitative data is based in part on a comprehensive examination of the foreign language press, supplemented by materials from other newspapers, personal interviews, and manuscript sources. The book studies nine ethnic groups over a generation of political development, affording insights into urban politics and history, and into dominant-minority and interethnic relations in politics and in the city. Crisp in style, thorough, methodologically innovative, A House for All Peoples will become a model for studies of United States political history.
White On Arrival
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Author : Thomas A. Guglielmo
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-09-30
White On Arrival written by Thomas A. Guglielmo and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-30 with History categories.
Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late 19th century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and a diverse array of primary sources in English and Italian, Guglielmo focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and color were shaped in one of America's great centers of immigration and labor, Chicago. His account skillfully weaves together the major events of Chicago immigrant history--the "Chicago Color Riot" of 1919, the rise of Italian organized crime, and the rise of industrial unionism--with national and international events--such as the rise of fascism and the Italian-Ethiopian War of 1935-36--to present the story of how Italians approached, learned, and lived race. By tracking their evolving position in the city's racial hierarchy, Guglielmo reveals the impact of racial classification--both formal and informal--on immigrants' abilities to acquire homes and jobs, start families, and gain opportunities in America. White on Arrival was the winner of the 2004 Frederick Jackson Turner Award of the Organization of American Historians
Organized Crime In The United States 1865 1941
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Author : Kristofer Allerfeldt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-01-19
Organized Crime In The United States 1865 1941 written by Kristofer Allerfeldt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-19 with History categories.
Why do Americans alternately celebrate and condemn gangsters, outlaws and corrupt politicians? Why do they immortalize Al Capone while forgetting his more successful contemporaries George Remus or Roy Olmstead? Why are some public figures repudiated for their connections to the mob while others gain celebrity status? Drawing on historical accounts, the author analyzes the public’s understanding of organized crime and questions some of our most deeply held assumptions about crime and its role in society.