Plunkitt of Tammany Hall - Free Audiobook

Author(s): George Washington Plunkitt

Language: English

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography Memoirs Non-fiction Political Science

1 / 2400 - Preface

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24 Chapter(s)

1. 00 - Preface
2. 01 - Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft
3. 02 - How to Become a Statesman
4. 03 - The Curse of Civil Service Reform
5. 04 - Reformers Only Mornin' Glories
6. 05 - New York City Is Pie for the Hayseeds
7. 06 - To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act
8. 07 - On The Shame of the Cities
9. 08 - Ingratitude in Politics
10. 09 - Reciprocity in Patronage
11. 10 - Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds
12. 11 - Tammany Leaders Not Bookworms
13. 12 - Dangers of the Dress Suit in Politics
14. 13 - On Municipal Ownership
15. 14 - Tammany the Only Lastin' Democracy
16. 15 - Concerning Gas in Politics
17. 16 - Plunkitt's Fondest Dream
18. 17 - Tammany's Patriotism
19. 18 - On the Use of Money in Politics
20. 19 - The Successful Politician Does Not Drink
21. 20 - Bosses Preserve the Nation
22. 21 - Concerning Excise
23. 22 - A Parting Word on the Future of the Democratic Party
24. 23 - Strenuous Life of the Tammany District Leader

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"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em.", George Washington Plunkitt of Tamminy Hall. There's good graft and bad graft according to Plunkitt. Listen to this candid discourse from a 19th century politician, and decide for yourself if things have changed.
(Summary by Mike Vendetti)

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