Grafters and Goo Goos : corruption and reform in Chicago, 1833-2003 /

"Grafters and Goo Goos: Corruption and Reform in Chicago, 1833-2003 unfolds the city's notorious history of corruption and the counterveiling reform struggles that largely failed to clean it up. More than a regional history of crime in politics, this wide-ranging account of governmental ma...

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Main Author: Merriner, James L., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Frontier, Finances, and Fire: 1833-71
  • 2. Businessmen Rebels: 1872-93
  • 3. Progressives and Muckrackers: 1894-1909
  • 4. Progressive to Prohibitionist: 1910-20
  • 5. "Big Bill" and Bootleggers: 1921-33
  • 6. Depression and War: 1934-45
  • 7. Big Nineteen, Big Nine: 1946-59
  • 8. Daley and Dissent: 1960-69
  • 9. Scandals and Stings: 1970-82
  • 10. "Harold!" and More Scandals and Stings: 1983-89
  • 11. Daley and Dissent Redux: 1990-2003
  • Chicago Political Glossary.