Mackerels in the Moonlight: Four Corrupt American MayorsMcFarland, 2004 M08 31 - 284 páginas Political corruption is easy to define--the use of public office for private gain--but it isn't so readily seen because politicians cover their tracks so well. Four of America's most corrupt mayors and their shady dealings are covered in this work. "Big Bill" Thompson, who was mayor of Chicago three times, is considered America's worst mayor, having, among other questionable activities, accepted support from gangster Al Capone. Frank Hague of Jersey City described his town as the "moralest city in the nation" and banished prostitution and pornography, but he saw no evil in gambling and Jersey City became a gambling mecca. Jimmy Walker of New York City was a "good time" mayor and did well as the city prospered, but cared little for the city's money and his own when the Great Depression struck. James Michael Curley of Boston openly asserted that "politics is my business," but he flaunted a lavish home built entirely at the public's expense and was elected again and again, once while he was still in jail. |
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... Curley , James Michael , 1874-1958 . 6. Political corruption - United States- Case stud- ies . 7. United States- Politics and government - Case studies . I. Title . E176.L498 2004 364.1'323'092273 - dc22 British Library cataloguing data ...
... Legislator 9 Mayor of a City That Never Sleeps 10 The Mayor and the Inquisitor 11 Scandal : The Decline and Fall 1 5 18 11 18 27 43 69 888 80 96 109 123 137 161 PART IV James Michael Curley : America's Fourth Worst Mayor vii.
Four Corrupt American Mayors Gerald Leinwand. PART IV James Michael Curley : America's Fourth Worst Mayor 12 The Making of a Political Boss 175 13 The Mayor of the Poor 188 14 Winning Isn't Everything - It's the Only Thing 213 Epilogue ...
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Contenido
Four Funerals Contents | 5 |
PART I | 9 |
From Home on the Range to Hat in the Ring | 11 |
The Playboy as Politician | 18 |
3 | 19 |
To Hell with the People | 27 |
America First | 43 |
PART II | 67 |
The Decline and Fall 1 | 161 |
5 | 168 |
18 | 169 |
27 | 170 |
The Making of a Political Boss | 175 |
The Mayor of the Poor | 188 |
43 | 199 |
Winning Isnt Everything Its the Only Thing | 213 |
Bad Boy or Mommas | 69 |
Mayor of an American City | 80 |
7 | 87 |
To Make His Daddy Happy | 96 |
PART III | 107 |
Politician and Legislator | 109 |
Mayor of a City That Never Sleeps | 123 |
10 | 126 |
The Mayor and the Inquisitor | 137 |
The Paradox of Political Corruption | 241 |
Notes | 253 |
69 | 255 |
96 | 256 |
Further Reading | 263 |
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