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Cannon, Joseph Gurney 1836-1926 Corruption (Politique) New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle Corruption policière New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion) 1855-1925 Meurtre Enquêtes New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle New York (N.Y.) Histoire 1865-1898 Progressivism (United States politics) History 20th century Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) History 20th century Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 United States Politics and government 1865-1933Wolraich, Michael
Summary: "Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around her neck. At her stylish Manhattan apartment, detectives discovered notebooks full of names--businessmen, socialites, gangsters. And something else: a letter from an anti-corruption commission established by Governor Franklin...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023
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Summary: "At the turn of the twentieth century, the Republican Party stood at the brink of an internal civil war. After a devastating financial crisis, furious voters sent a new breed of politician to Washington. These young Republican firebrands, led by "Fighting Bob" La Follette of Wisconsin, vowed to overthrow the party leaders and purge Wall Street's corrupting influence from Washington. Their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014