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The gambler king of Clark Street : Michael C. McDonald and the rise of Chicago's Democratic machine /
The Gambler King of Clark Street: Michael C. McDonald and the Rise of Chicago's Democratic Machine tells the story of a larger-than-life figure who fused Chicago's criminal underworld with the city's political and commercial spheres to create an urban machine built on graft, bribery,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson series in criminology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminology; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Dark City on the Edge of Civilization; 1. A Train Butcher Raising the Wind; 2. Brace Games and Bunko Men; 3. A Department Store of Gambling; 4. Tammany by the Lake; 5. The People's Party and the Overturn of Puritan Rule; 6. Bummers, Gutter-Rats, Whiskey Soakers, and Saloon Loafers; 7. The City Hall Swindle; 8. Our Carter; 9. Oyster on the Half Shell; Gallery; 10. Boodle for the Gang; 11. Is He Not a Typical Democrat?
- 12. A Flighty and Excitable Woman13. Bribing the Gray Wolves foran "Upstairs" Railway; 14. The Garfield Park Racetrack War; 15. Electing Altgeld; 16. That Little Feldman Girl; 17. Pearls before Swine: Poetry, Murder, and the McDonalds; 18. Betrayal and Death; Postscript; Epilogue: A Legacy of Corruption; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover.