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

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

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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.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Welch, Richard F.
Format:	eBook Electronic
Language:	English
Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, 2009.
Series:	Excelsior Editions Ser.
Subjects:	Sullivan, Timothy Daniel, > 1862-1913. United States. > Congress. > House > Biography. Tammany Hall > History. Legislators > United States > Biography. Politicians > New York (State) > New York > Biography. Political corruption > New York (State) > New York > History. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 19th century. Electronic books.
Local Note:	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
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.