King of the Bowery : Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781438431833
- Sullivan, Timothy Daniel,--1862-1913
- United States.--Congress.--House--Biography
- Tammany Hall--History
- Legislators--United States--Biography
- Politicians--New York (State)--New York--Biography
- Political corruption--New York (State)--New York--History
- New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--19th century
- New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--20th century
- New York (N.Y.)--Biography
- E664.S95 W45 2010
Intro -- King of the Bowery -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The City and the Machine -- 2. Upward Mobility -- 3. Running the Game -- 4. Taking His Opportunities as He Saw Them -- 5. Extracurricular Activities -- Constituent Service -- Investor and Producer -- 6. No Final Victories -- 7. George and Charlie and Willie and Tim -- 8. The Progressive -- 9. The Last Hurrah -- 10. Decline and Fall -- 11. Legacies -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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