The Gambler King of Clark Street: Michael C. McDonald and the Rise of Chicago's Democratic Machine (Elmer H Johnson & Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminology)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809328933 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Gambler King of Clark Street tells the story of a larger-than-life figure who fused Chicago’s criminal underworld with the city’s political and commercial spheres to create an urban machine built on graft, bribery, and intimidation. Lindberg vividly paints the life of the Democratic kingmaker against the wider backdrop of nineteenth-century Chicago crime and politics. McDonald has long been cited in the published work of city historians, members of academia, and the press as the principal architect of a unified criminal enterprise that reached into the corridors of power in Chicago, Cook County, the state of Illinois, and ultimately the Oval Office. Illinois State Historical Society Scholarly Award, Certificate of Excellence, 2009 Society of Midland Authors Biography Award, 2009? . The Gambler King of Clark Street is both a major addition to Chicago’s historical literature and a revealing biography of a powerful and troubled man
The Political Boss of Old Chicago Studying Chicago history is a challenging endeavor. There are numerous charming and sentimental personal memoirs describing life upon the prairie; other books rake the ashes of the Great Fire before proceeding at a full gallop directly to Columbian Exposition of 1893; other authors ignore Nineteenth Century Chicago altogether and choose to concentrate upon the Prohibition Era and its aftermath. Sadly, most of th. Rose Keefe said Chicago's Original 'Big Feller'. Read any book about Chicago's criminal past and chances are that you'll come across the name of Michael Cassius `Big Mike' McDonald. He was the founding father of a sophisticated, profitable, and far-reaching crime confederacy that included politicians, police officers, and even the mayor's office. But so much time and chicanery has passed since his heyday that McDonald has receded into Chicago mythology. What R. Great Explanation of an Era of Chicago Politics The book shows how the Chicago Democratic Party of the 1870s was beholden to tavern owners, who wished to stop legislation that would close them on Sundays, and brothel owners who sought a lack of police enforcement. The Democratic Party also found support from laborers who patronized these establishments. The use of patronage built a political electoral machine. Thus, the leader of Chicago's Democratic Party, M
The Gambler King of Clark Street is the story of a remarkable and controversial figure who began his career conning railway passengers and reached such a high state of political eminence that his influence was felt in City Hall, the governor’s mansion, and even the White House. Lindberg a debt of gratitude for providing a deeper understanding of how the city became what it is today.”Rose Keefe, author of The Starker: Big Jack Zelig, the Becker-Rosenthal Case, and the Advent of the Jewish Gangster . Chicago history aficionados owe Richard C