{"product_id":"plunkitt-of-tammany-hall-a-series-of-very-plain-talks-on-very-practical-politics-paperback","title":"Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Riordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlunkitt of Tammany Hall\u003cbr\u003eA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics\u003cbr\u003eWilliam L. Riordan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nobody thinks of drawin' the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and, not incidentally, a millionaire. In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters (Graziano's bootblack stand outside the New York County Court House), he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordan the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by him and fellow Tammany Hall titans. The result is not only a volume that reveals more about our political system than does a shelfful of civics textbooks, but also an irresistible portrait of a man who would feel happily at home playing ball with today's lobbyists and king makers, trading votes for political and financial favors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoing for twentieth-century America what Machiavelli did for Renaissance Italy, and as entertaining as it is instructive, \u003ci\u003ePlunkitt of Tammany Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those who prefer twenty-twenty vision to rose-colored glasses in viewing how our government works and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Peter Quinn\u003cbr\u003eand a New Afterword\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Washington Plunkitt\u003c\/b\u003e was born into poverty in New York in 1842. He had only three years of formal schooling, but this lack did not hinder him from becoming one of the most powerful men in New York City politics. He died in 1924, a renowned civic leader and a millionaire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e, a newspaperman for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, interviewed George Washington Plunkitt and preserved his philosophy for posterity. He recognized in Plunkitt an exceptional frankness that set him apart from his fellow political bosses. In \u003ci\u003ePlunkitt of Tammany Hall\u003c\/i\u003e Riordan admits readers into an area of life that mystified middle-class Americans at the turn of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e is a former speechwriter for Mario Cuomo and the author of \u003ci\u003eBanished Children of Eve: A Novel of Civil War New York.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755979768096,"sku":"9780451474131","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a36ceff50df725c223b0528a0c211520.webp?v=1780072001","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/plunkitt-of-tammany-hall-a-series-of-very-plain-talks-on-very-practical-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}