Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
by Riordan, William L.; Mann, ArthurFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-08-01
Publisher(s): E P Dutton
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Summary
Written by reporter Riordan in 1905, this masterpiece of Americana reveals the political skill of the "honest graft," as perfected by George Washington Plunkitt, the ward boss of New York's supremely powerful Fifteenth Assembly District.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction: How George Washington Plunkitt Became Plunkitt of Tammany Hall | p. 1 |
| The Document | p. 43 |
| Preface | p. 45 |
| A Tribute | p. 48 |
| Plunkitt of Tammany Hall | p. 49 |
| Related Materials | p. 103 |
| "George W. Plunkitt," in Tammany Biographies, New York Evening Post, 1894 | p. 105 |
| "Hon. Geo. W. Plunkitt," The Tammany Times, September 21, 1895 | p. 106 |
| "Lift the Plunkitt Mortgage!" A pamphlet published by Plunkitt's successful opponent in the 1904 election to state Senate | p. 109 |
| "Graft, Cries M'Manus; Not Me, Says Plunkitt," New York Times, June 8, 1905 | p. 111 |
| Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1905 | p. 113 |
| Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Public Opinion, October 7, 1905 | p. 113 |
| Plunkitt Obituary, The Nation, December 3, 1924 | p. 115 |
| Jane Addams, "Why the Ward Boss Rules," The Outlook, April 2, 1898 | p. 117 |
| Lincoln Steffens, "New York: Good Government in Danger," McClure's, November 1903 | p. 123 |
| App. A Plunkitt Chronology (1842-1924) | p. 135 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 137 |
| Index | p. 140 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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