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

Author: Ackerman, Kenneth D.

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Category:Historical Biographies
Publication Date:2005-02-16T00:00:01Z
Pages:400
Binding:Hardcover
ISBN:10:0786714352
ISBN:13:9780786714353
A lively account of the life of a New York legend traces the rise of Boss Tweed, the corrupt party boss who controlled New York politics through a combination of corruption, bribery, and coercion until his own over-reaching destroyed him.