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Truman and Pendergast /
Chronicles the political relationship of Harry S. Truman and Thomas J. Pendergast. Pendergast was considered the "boss of Kansas City". His personal and political corruption brought about his downfall and imprisonment for tax evasion in 1939. Truman nearly lost his Senate seat in the Democ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Chronicles the political relationship of Harry S. Truman and Thomas J. Pendergast. Pendergast was considered the "boss of Kansas City". His personal and political corruption brought about his downfall and imprisonment for tax evasion in 1939. Truman nearly lost his Senate seat in the Democratic primary of 1940 because of his association with Pendergast as well as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's endorsement of Lloyd D. Stark, then governor of Missouri. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826260500 9780826260505 0826212255 9780826212252 1417527846 9781417527847 |