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427 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316626590
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
O'Connor's 1956 account of big-city politics, inspired by the career of longtime Boston Mayor James M. Curley, portrays its Irish-American political boss as a demagogue and a rogue who nonetheless deeply understands his constituents. The book was ...
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427 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316626590
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
O'Connor's 1956 account of big-city politics, inspired by the career of longtime Boston Mayor James M. Curley, portrays its Irish-American political boss as a demagogue and a rogue who nonetheless deeply understands his constituents. The book was ...