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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon

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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon

by George Washington Plunkitt

EN·~2 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total
1

PLUNKITT OF TAMMANY HALL

0:01
2

By George Washington Plunkitt

0:14
3

Recorded by William L. Riordon

0:02
4

Preface

3:49
5

A Tribute to Plunkitt by the Leader of Tammany Hall

0:40
6

PLUNKITT OF TAMMANY HALL

0:01
7

Chapter 1. Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft

6:25
8

Chapter 2. How to Become a Statesman

6:39
9

Chapter 3. The Curse of Civil Service Reform

9:15
10

Chapter 4. Reformers Only Mornin' Glories

6:24

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~2 hours (147K characters)

Release date

2001-09-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Plunkitt, George Washington, 1842-1924Tammany HallJK

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George Washington Plunkitt

George Washington Plunkitt

1842–1924

A legendary Tammany Hall ward boss, he turned rough-and-ready New York machine politics into a blunt, unforgettable public philosophy. His plainspoken talks on “practical politics” became one of the most quoted insider accounts of urban political life in America.

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