King of the Bowery : Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era

King of the Bowery : Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era / Richard F. Welch.

Author/creator	Welch, Richard F.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2008.
Description	222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Sullivan, Timothy Daniel, 1862-1913. United States. Congress. House--Biography. Tammany Hall (Political organization)--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.

Contents	The city and the machine -- Upward mobility -- Running the game -- Taking his opportunities as he saw them -- Extracurricular activities -- No final victories -- George and Charlie and Willie and Tim -- The progressive -- The last hurrah -- Decline and fall -- Legacies.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218) and index.
LCCN	2008016222
ISBN	9780838641767 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0838641768 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 664.S95 W45 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold