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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
First EditionWilliam L. Riordon; Edited by Terrence J. McDonald
©1994Since its publication in 1905, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall has given generations of students a passport into the world of controversy, conflict, corruption, and color that surrounded urban political machines at their zenith. The full text of William Riordon's book is supported here by nine primary documents that place both the book and its subject into context.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: How George Washington Plunkitt Became Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
PART I. THE DOCUMENT
Preface by William L. Riordon
A Tribute by Charles F. Murphy
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
PART II. RELATED MATERIALS
"George W. Plunkitt," in Tammany Biographies, New York Evening Post, 1894
"Hon. Geo. W. Plunkitt," The Tammany Times, September 21, 1895
"Lift the Plunkitt Mortgage!" A pamplet published by Plunkitt's successful opponent in the 1904 election to state Senate
"Graft, Cries M'Manus; Not Me, Says Plunkitt," New York Times, June 8, 1905
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1905
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Public Opinion, October 7, 1905
Plunkitt Obituary, The Nation, December 3, 1924
Jane Addams, "Why the Ward Boss Rules," The Outlook, April 2, 1898
Lincoln Steffens, "New York: Good Government in Danger," McClure's, November 1903
APPENDICES
A Plunkitt Chronology (1842-1924)
Selected Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction: How George Washington Plunkitt Became Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
PART I. THE DOCUMENT
Preface by William L. Riordon
A Tribute by Charles F. Murphy
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
PART II. RELATED MATERIALS
"George W. Plunkitt," in Tammany Biographies, New York Evening Post, 1894
"Hon. Geo. W. Plunkitt," The Tammany Times, September 21, 1895
"Lift the Plunkitt Mortgage!" A pamplet published by Plunkitt's successful opponent in the 1904 election to state Senate
"Graft, Cries M'Manus; Not Me, Says Plunkitt," New York Times, June 8, 1905
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1905
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Public Opinion, October 7, 1905
Plunkitt Obituary, The Nation, December 3, 1924
Jane Addams, "Why the Ward Boss Rules," The Outlook, April 2, 1898
Lincoln Steffens, "New York: Good Government in Danger," McClure's, November 1903
APPENDICES
A Plunkitt Chronology (1842-1924)
Selected Bibliography
Index