King of the Bowery : Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Excelsior Editions Series .
- Excelsior Editions Series .
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.
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.