Gilded Age Political Machines Machines, as defined in this history, probably existed somewhere and in some form since 1789. At least two critical drivers shaped
Category: Book 2
Hugh O’Brien: Boston’s Irish Businessman Mayor
Boston: Hugh O’Brien, Boston’s first Irish mayor, appeared on the scene in 1885. O’Brien, businessman and politician, and editor of Shipping and Commercial List, served
Boss Tweed and New York
New York City: The obvious centerpiece of ethnic-based machines is New York City’s Tammany Hall—and the obvious example of typical ethnic machine behavior is Boss
Alexander Sheppard’s Political Machine Washington D.C.
Washington DC: Washington D.C. as a policy system seems neither fish nor fowl—through frequently is rather foul. The city does not possess an economic base
the First Political Machines: Philadelphia Gas House Gang 1841 and the Pennsylvania State House Gang–An Early Version
Political Machines: Monkey Wrench or People-Based Economic Development Mention the words “political machine” and visions dance in one’s head of Tammany Hall, the Tweed
the Gilded Age Jurisdictional Policy System: An Opening Intro from Early Version
the Gilded Age Jurisdictional Policy System: Jon C. Teaford observed thatthe Gilded Age city did better than contemporary history admits. The “perfect storm” of
Ron W. Coan 