Gustavus Myers's historical study of Tammany Hall, the New York political organization, traces its development and influence in city politics. This revised and enlarged second edition examines its methods, patronage, and controversies. It offers context for listeners interested in American urban politics and political machines.
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THE HISTORY OF TAMMANY
HALL
THE HISTORY OF
TAMMANY HALL
BY
GUSTAVUS MYERS
Author of “A History of Public Franchises
in New York City,” etc., etc.
SECOND EDITION
REVISED AND ENLARGED
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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION (1901)
In most men’s minds a certain spell of wonder attaches to the career and character of the Tammany Society and Tammany Hall. The long continuance of this dual power; its control of the city, infrequently interrupted, throughout the century; the nature of its principles, the method of its practices and the character of its personnel—all these combine to furnish a spectacle which exerts over the general mind a peculiar and strong fascination.
It was under the sway of this mood that I began the investigation which has resulted in this volume. I had no thought, on beginning, to carry the work so far: I sought merely to satisfy my curiosity regarding the more important particulars of Tammany’s history. But I soon learned that what I sought was not easily to be obtained. The
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