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Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics

Terry Golway

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Description:History casts Tammany Hall as shorthand for the worst of urban graft and patronage personified by notoriously crooked characters. In hisgroundbreaking work Machine Made, journalist and historian Terry Golwaydismantles these stereotypes, focusing on the many benefits of machine politics formarginalized immigrants. As thousands sought refuge from Ireland’s potato famine,the very question of who would be included under the protection of American democracywas at stake. Tammany’s transactional politics were at the heart of crucial socialreforms—such as child labor laws, workers’ compensation, and minimum wages—and Golway demonstrates that American political history cannot be understood withoutTammany’s profound contribution. Culminating in FDR’s New Deal, Machine Madereveals how Tammany Hall “changed the role of government—for the better to millionsof disenfranchised recent American arrivals” (New York Observer).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics. To get started finding Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 400

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Liveright

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0871407922

Description: History casts Tammany Hall as shorthand for the worst of urban graft and patronage personified by notoriously crooked characters. In hisgroundbreaking work Machine Made, journalist and historian Terry Golwaydismantles these stereotypes, focusing on the many benefits of machine politics formarginalized immigrants. As thousands sought refuge from Ireland’s potato famine,the very question of who would be included under the protection of American democracywas at stake. Tammany’s transactional politics were at the heart of crucial socialreforms—such as child labor laws, workers’ compensation, and minimum wages—and Golway demonstrates that American political history cannot be understood withoutTammany’s profound contribution. Culminating in FDR’s New Deal, Machine Madereveals how Tammany Hall “changed the role of government—for the better to millionsof disenfranchised recent American arrivals” (New York Observer).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics. To get started finding Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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