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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... political statements of the first order . That is why the dedication plaques are so important , especially those ten that read : William Hale Thompson , Mayor . He is Big Bill of the cowboy's Stetson , enemy of kings and friend of ...
... political statements of the first order . That is why the dedication plaques are so important , especially those ten that read : William Hale Thompson , Mayor . He is Big Bill of the cowboy's Stetson , enemy of kings and friend of ...
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... Political editor at the Chicago American , Stuart doubled as Thomp- son's advisor . The pro - Thompson owner of the paper probably did not mind his employee's moonlighting ; William Randolph Hearst understood the lure of politics ...
... Political editor at the Chicago American , Stuart doubled as Thomp- son's advisor . The pro - Thompson owner of the paper probably did not mind his employee's moonlighting ; William Randolph Hearst understood the lure of politics ...
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... politics , it is to be expected . Nostradamus never claimed to bat a thousand . " The political Thompson really is not that hard to figure — he was a the- atrical extension of the cowboy and the athlete . Thompson truly loved being a ...
... politics , it is to be expected . Nostradamus never claimed to bat a thousand . " The political Thompson really is not that hard to figure — he was a the- atrical extension of the cowboy and the athlete . Thompson truly loved being a ...
第 6 頁
... political incarnations : the reform- er ; La Folette - like Senate candidate ; experimenter with new constituen- cies , occasional demagogy , and Prohibition enforcement ; and urban dem- agogue . Along the way he also recast Chicago's ...
... political incarnations : the reform- er ; La Folette - like Senate candidate ; experimenter with new constituen- cies , occasional demagogy , and Prohibition enforcement ; and urban dem- agogue . Along the way he also recast Chicago's ...
第 7 頁
... political corruption . It was just that Main Street seemed less threatened with Chicago to act as scapegoat . If anything , Thompson expanded the role when he criticized American involvement in World War I. Suddenly , Americans had a ...
... political corruption . It was just that Main Street seemed less threatened with Chicago to act as scapegoat . If anything , Thompson expanded the role when he criticized American involvement in World War I. Suddenly , Americans had a ...
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