Lives & Memoirs
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
George Washington Plunkitt
1905
3h 1m
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George Washington Plunkitt, a Tammany Hall boss, expounds his frank philosophy of machine politics, patronage, and what he called honest graft. Recorded from his own plain talk, it exposes the workings of Gilded Age city government. A funny, revealing classic for anyone drawn to American politics and its wilder corners.
Inside this audiobook
24 chapters
- 1Preface5m
- 2Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft8m
- 3How to Become a Statesman8m
- 4The Curse of Civil Service Reform11m
- 5Reformers Only Mornin' Glories7m
- 6New York City Is Pie for the Hayseeds7m
- 7To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act8m
- 8On The Shame of the Cities8m
- 9Ingratitude in Politics8m
- 10Reciprocity in Patronage7m
- 11Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds7m
- 12Tammany Leaders Not Bookworms9m
- 13Dangers of the Dress Suit in Politics7m
- 14On Municipal Ownership6m
- 15Tammany the Only Lastin' Democracy8m
- 16Concerning Gas in Politics8m
- 17Plunkitt's Fondest Dream6m
- 18Tammany's Patriotism7m
- 19On the Use of Money in Politics8m
- 20The Successful Politician Does Not Drink7m
- 21Bosses Preserve the Nation6m
- 22Concerning Excise7m
- 23A Parting Word on the Future of the Democratic Party4m
- 24Strenuous Life of the Tammany District Leader15m
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