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... Tammany Hall was the Pied Piper leading him on . The famed exponent of practical politics , George Washington Plunkitt , explained patriot- ism and politics in his own inimitable way : Tammany's the most patriotic organization on earth ...
... Tammany Hall was the Pied Piper leading him on . The famed exponent of practical politics , George Washington Plunkitt , explained patriot- ism and politics in his own inimitable way : Tammany's the most patriotic organization on earth ...
Page 73
... Tammany patriotic celebrations . Tammany's nationalism was not a unique departure from practi- cal politics , but rather a marrying of patriotism and politics to achieve local , practical ends . In effect , Tammany assumed the role of ...
... Tammany patriotic celebrations . Tammany's nationalism was not a unique departure from practi- cal politics , but rather a marrying of patriotism and politics to achieve local , practical ends . In effect , Tammany assumed the role of ...
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... Tammany and take its place , but they seldom last more than a year or two , while Tammany's life is like the ever - lastin ' rocks , the eternal hills , and the blockades on the ' L ' road - it goes on forever . " 3 The origins for the ...
... Tammany and take its place , but they seldom last more than a year or two , while Tammany's life is like the ever - lastin ' rocks , the eternal hills , and the blockades on the ' L ' road - it goes on forever . " 3 The origins for the ...
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That Impudent Autocrat | 3 |
The Triumph of Tweed | 17 |
Those Beastly Rascals | 33 |
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