Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of ImageUniversity of Illinois Press, 1998 - 273 頁 There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the kind of fireworks they do. And no other American city has had a mayor like William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, not in any of his political incarnations. A brilliant chameleon of a politician, Thompson could move from pro- to anti-prohibition, from opposing the Chicago Teachers Federation to opposing a superintendent hostile to it, from being anti-Catholic to winning, in huge numbers, the Catholic vote. Shape-shifter extraordinaire, Thompson stayed in power by repeatedly altering his political image. In Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image, Douglas Bukowski captures the essence of this wily urban politico as no other biographer or historian has. Using materials accessible only thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Bukowski has fashioned an unforgettable story of a volatile Chicago leader and his era. And he does it with such grace and in such an irresistible style that readers will yearn to visit the local speakeasy and lift a glass to colorful politicians gone by. "An excellent book, written in a lively style with a contemporary resonance. A first rate meditation on the image and reality of 'Big Bill' in the context of actual and mythological Chicago political history." -- Steven P. Erie, author of Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemma of Urban Machine Politics "Written with a flair and a gentle sardonicism that makes it fun to read, Big Bill Thompson ... is a significant contribution to the literature of urban history and politics." -- Roger W. Biles, author of The South and the New Deal and Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago |
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... later wrote the biography of Richard W. Wolfe , Thompson's commissioner of public works and himself the author of a pamphlet with the intriguing title Lemke or Stalin- Which ? The most thorough and balanced account of Thompson comes in ...
... later wrote the biography of Richard W. Wolfe , Thompson's commissioner of public works and himself the author of a pamphlet with the intriguing title Lemke or Stalin- Which ? The most thorough and balanced account of Thompson comes in ...
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... later , Thompson used Merriam and the University of Chicago as foils in his campaign for a third term . " Perhaps Mencken is right , " Harold F. Gosnell consoled Merriam . " The people usually vote for crooks . " 4 A student of ...
... later , Thompson used Merriam and the University of Chicago as foils in his campaign for a third term . " Perhaps Mencken is right , " Harold F. Gosnell consoled Merriam . " The people usually vote for crooks . " 4 A student of ...
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... later , Red Grange and George Halas were able to make a living out of the game Thompson could only play at . And since he threw punches sparingly , professional boxing was out of the question ; a generation of Chicago politicians no ...
... later , Red Grange and George Halas were able to make a living out of the game Thompson could only play at . And since he threw punches sparingly , professional boxing was out of the question ; a generation of Chicago politicians no ...
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... later , that army had been routed , and Thompson was the mayoral candidate who said of his platform " you can't find anything wetter than that in the middle of the Atlantic . " 10 Here was the soldier of fortune making the most of his ...
... later , that army had been routed , and Thompson was the mayoral candidate who said of his platform " you can't find anything wetter than that in the middle of the Atlantic . " 10 Here was the soldier of fortune making the most of his ...
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... later , the dean of the university's divinity school comment- ed , " The spectacle of Al Smith the Catholic crying for tolerance seems to me no more reasonable than the spectacle of Smith the Tammanyite shout- ing for government reform ...
... later , the dean of the university's divinity school comment- ed , " The spectacle of Al Smith the Catholic crying for tolerance seems to me no more reasonable than the spectacle of Smith the Tammanyite shout- ing for government reform ...
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