King of the Bowery : Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era / Richard F. Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Richard F.

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sullivan, Timothy Daniel, 1862-1913.

Sullivan, Timothy Daniel.

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

United States.

Tammany Hall--History.

Tammany Hall.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Politicians--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Politicians.

Political corruption--New York (State)--New York--History.

Political corruption.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--19th century.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--20th century.

New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st Excelsior ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2010, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.

Contents:

""King of the Bowery""; ""King of the Bowery""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The City and the Machine""; ""2. Upward Mobility""; ""3. Running the Game""; ""4. Taking His Opportunities as He Saw Them""; ""5. Extracurricular Activities""; ""Constituent Service""; ""Investor and Producer""; ""6. No Final Victories""; ""7. George and Charlie and Willie and Tim""; ""8. The Progressive""; ""9. The Last Hurrah""; ""10. Decline and Fall""; ""11. Legacies""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Originally published: Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438431833

143843183X

9781441658180

1441658181

OCLC:

802049241