Boss Tweed: The Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York by Kenneth D. Ackerman

Boss Tweed: The Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York

Kenneth D. Ackerman

446 pages • paperback • 2005

3 editions

nonfiction biography history politics informative tense medium-paced
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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...

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