Tweed's New York: Another look (Paperback)

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The work is a challenge to the stereotypical view of "Boss" Tweed and the caldron that was nineteenth-century New York. The author draws from records that were about to be destroyed, but reclaimed and housed at Queens College. From these records, the author discovered "just about every penny the city spent for a service" and "none of this material had been used or seen since the day they were folded and tied into bundles." In addition to financial accounts, other documents, including investigatory ones by the Pinkertons, had been exhumed. 409 pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 409 pages
• Publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday; First paperback edition. edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385076657
• ISBN-13: 978-0385076654
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,460,475 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Meticulously researched and a few surprizes, August 22, 2006

By	Raymond E. Skrabut (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Professor Leo Hershkowitz (History Department, Queens College - CUNY) does away with all of the rumor, mirrors and smoke about Boss Tweed with his fantastic research and easy-to-read text. Any student of New York City history must have this book in their collection.