We continue our audio book series with Gordon Comstock reading chapters 30 and 31 of Gustavus Myer's History of Tammany Hall.
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Chapter Headings in this episode:
Chapter 30 - Tammany Under Absentee Direction, 1901 - 1902
Chapter 31 - Charles F. Murphy's Autocracy, 1902 - 1903
Books/information mentioned in this episode:
Seth Low
Edward M. Shepard
Robert Anderson Van Wyck
Mayoral campaign ad opposing Tammany
Richard Croker
Lewis Nixon
Tammany leaders in 1902:
-Daniel F. McMahon
-Louis F. Haffen
-Charles F. Murphy
"Silent Charlie"
Gas House District
Gas House Gang
Colonel John N. Partridge
General Francis V. Greene
Ferdinand Lundberg
The Rich and the Super-Rich: A Study in the Power of Money Today
George B. McClellan, Jr.
Other relevant information:
Professor Brian Ferguson on the real gangs of NYC
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