Roger C Sullivan And The Triumph Of The Chicago Democratic Machine 1908 1920

Author : Richard Allen Morton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476675015

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Roger C. Sullivan and the Triumph of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1908-1920 by Richard Allen Morton Pdf

Between 1908 and 1920, Roger C. Sullivan and his political allies consolidated their control of the Chicago and Illinois Democratic parties, creating the enduring structure known as the "Chicago Democratic machine." Not a personal faction nor tied to any cause, it was a coalition of professional political operatives employing business principles to achieve legal profit and advantage. Sullivan was its chief organizer and first "boss," rising to primacy after many political battles--with William Jennings Bryan, among others--and went on to become a kingmaker who helped Woodrow Wilson win the presidency. By the time of his death, Sullivan was widely respected, his achievements recognized even by those who deplored his politics. Based upon new research, this first comprehensive study of Sullivan and the early days of the Chicago "machine" focuses on the daily realities of the city's politics and the personalities who shaped them.

Author : Richard Allen Morton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476634500

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Roger C. Sullivan and the Triumph of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1908-1920 by Richard Allen Morton Pdf

Between 1908 and 1920, Roger C. Sullivan and his political allies consolidated their control of the Chicago and Illinois Democratic parties, creating the enduring structure known as the "Chicago Democratic machine." Not a personal faction nor tied to any cause, it was a coalition of professional political operatives employing business principles to achieve legal profit and advantage. Sullivan was its chief organizer and first "boss," rising to primacy after many political battles--with William Jennings Bryan, among others--and went on to become a kingmaker who helped Woodrow Wilson win the presidency. By the time of his death, Sullivan was widely respected, his achievements recognized even by those who deplored his politics. Based upon new research, this first comprehensive study of Sullivan and the early days of the Chicago "machine" focuses on the daily realities of the city's politics and the personalities who shaped them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Illinois
ISBN : UCSD:31822042554337

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Journal of Illinois History by Anonim Pdf

Author : John M. Allswang
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813161945

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A House for All Peoples by John M. Allswang Pdf

This book assesses the role of urban ethnic groups, particularly in terms of the rise of the Democratic Party to national predominance between 1928 and 1932. It builds quantitative and qualitative models for the study of ethnic groups in terms of political behavior. Focusing clearly upon political change and the role of ethnicity, the work advances the hypothesis that Chicago's ethnic groups responded as ethnic groups, rather than on socio-economic or other bases, when they shifted their party allegiances in the late twenties. This ethnic realignment was a major factor in the redistribution of power between parties Chicago. Employing a variety of quantitative measures and a number of conceptual tools from the social sciences, Mr. Allswang has utilized simple statistical procedures with clarity and discrimination. His statistical data is based on thorough research in unpublished census material and election returns. His qualitative data is based in part on a comprehensive examination of the foreign language press, supplemented by materials from other newspapers, personal interviews, and manuscript sources. The book studies nine ethnic groups over a generation of political development, affording insights into urban politics and history, and into dominant-minority and interethnic relations in politics and in the city. Crisp in style, thorough, methodologically innovative, A House for All Peoples will become a model for studies of United States political history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Coal trade
ISBN : NYPL:33433090788948

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The Black Diamond by Anonim Pdf

Author : David A. Bateman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108470193

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Disenfranchising Democracy by David A. Bateman Pdf

Disenfranchising Democracy examines the exclusions that accompany democratization and provides a theory of the expansion and restriction of voting rights.

Author : Richard Allen Morton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476663777

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Roger C. Sullivan and the Making of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1881-1908 by Richard Allen Morton Pdf

Dominating the Windy City for decades, the Chicago Democratic Machine has become a fixture in American political history. Under Mayor Richard J. Daley, it acquired almost mythical (perhaps notorious) status. Yet its origins have remained murky--some say is began as a shady enterprise during the ethnic upheaval of the late 1920s. Based upon new research, this book offers a fresh perspective. Formed through factional warfare and consolidated with methods borrowed from the business world, the Machine grew out of the unfettered capitalism of the late 19th century. Its principal founder and first "boss," Roger C. Sullivan, represented a generation of businessmen-politicians who emerged in the 1880s. Sullivan and his allies created an informal public power structure that, while serving their own interests, also made government more functional. The Machine is a product of America's Gilded Age and the Progressive Era and offers a lesson in the advantages and limitations of representative government.

Author : Megan Ming Francis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107037106

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Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State by Megan Ming Francis Pdf

This book extends what we know about the development of civil rights and the role of the NAACP in American politics. Through a sweeping archival analysis of the NAACP's battle against lynching and mob violence from 1909 to 1923, this book examines how the NAACP raised public awareness, won over American presidents, secured the support of Congress, and won a landmark criminal procedure case in front of the Supreme Court.

Author : Lex Tate,John Franch,Incoronata Inserra
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780252099816

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An Illini Place by Lex Tate,John Franch,Incoronata Inserra Pdf

Why does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color photographs, An Illini Place provides an engrossing and beautiful answer to that question. Lex Tate and John Franch trace the story of the university's evolution through its buildings. Oral histories, official reports, dedication programs, and developmental plans both practical and quixotic inform the story. The authors also provide special chapters on campus icons and on the buildings, arenas and other spaces made possible by donors and friends of the university. Adding to the experience is a web companion that includes profiles of the planners, architects, and presidents instrumental in the campus's growth, plus an illustrated inventory of current and former campus plans and buildings.

Author : Thomas C. Jester
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781606063255

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Twentieth-Century Building Materials by Thomas C. Jester Pdf

Over the concluding decades of the twentieth century, the historic preservation community increasingly turned its attention to modern buildings, including bungalows from the 1930s, gas stations and diners from the 1940s, and office buildings and architectural homes from the 1950s. Conservation efforts, however, were often hampered by a lack of technical information about the products used in these structures, and to fill this gap Twentieth-Century Building Materials was developed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and first published in 1995. Now, this invaluable guide is being reissued—with a new preface by the book’s original editor. With more than 250 illustrations, including a full-color photographic essay, the volume remains an indispensable reference on the history and conservation of modern building materials. Thirty-seven essays written by leading experts offer insights into the history, manufacturing processes, and uses of a wide range of materials, including glass block, aluminum, plywood, linoleum, and gypsum board. Readers will also learn about how these materials perform over time and discover valuable conservation and repair techniques. Bibliographies and sources for further research complete the volume. The book is intended for a wide range of conservation professionals including architects, engineers, conservators, and material scientists engaged in the conservation of modern buildings, as well as scholars in related disciplines.

Author : Jessica Trounstine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108429955

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Segregation by Design by Jessica Trounstine Pdf

Local governments use their control over land use to generate race and class segregation, benefitting white property owners.

Author : Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780871953636

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Hoosiers and the American Story by Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann Pdf

A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

Author : David Taras,Christopher Robb Waddell
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781926836812

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How Canadians Communicate IV by David Taras,Christopher Robb Waddell Pdf

A comprehensive, up to date, and probing examination of media and politics in Canada.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465096770

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Wealth, Poverty and Politics by Thomas Sowell Pdf

In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in this country, argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. Pundits and politically motivated economists trumpet ambiguous statistics and sensational theories while ignoring the true determinant of income inequality: the production of wealth. We cannot properly understand inequality if we focus exclusively on the distribution of wealth and ignore wealth production factors such as geography, demography, and culture. Sowell contends that liberals have a particular interest in misreading the data and chastises them for using income inequality as an argument for the welfare state. Refuting Thomas Piketty, Paul Krugman, and others on the left, Sowell draws on accurate empirical data to show that the inequality is not nearly as extreme or sensational as we have been led to believe. Transcending partisanship through a careful examination of data, Wealth, Poverty, and Politics reveals the truth about the most explosive political issue of our time.

Author : Marshall McLuhan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153743005X

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Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan Pdf

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.