Doomed by Cartoon

How Cartoonist Thomas Nast and the New York Times Brought Down Boss Tweed and His Ring of Thieves

Omschrijving

The legendary Boss Tweed effectively controlled New York City from after the Civil War until his downfall in November 1871. A huge man, he and his Ring of Thieves appeared to be invincible as they stole an estimated $2 billion in today's dollars. In addition to the New York city and state governments, the Tweed Ring controlled the press except for
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Adler, John, Hill, Draper
Titel
Doomed by Cartoon
Uitgever
Morgan James Publishing llc
Jaar
2008
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
332
Gewicht
771 gr
EAN
9781600374432
Afmetingen
279 x 210 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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