Project Gutenberg 2016-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 447 Lewis, Alfred Henry 1857 1914 Quin, Dan The Boss, and How He Came to Rule New York Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Boss, and How He Came to Rule New York" by Alfred Henry Lewis is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book tells the story of a man's rise to power within the political machine of Tammany Hall, focusing on the character of Big John Kennedy, his influence in New York politics, and the unique dynamics of the time. The memoirs aim to provide an insider's view of the corrupt yet vibrant world of political machinations in New York City. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator's humble beginnings as the son of a blacksmith who immigrated from Ireland. It describes the family's arrival in America, their struggles to adapt to a new life, and the narrator's wild youth that is somewhat tempered by the caring influence of his older sister, Anne. As he reflects on his early life, the narrator recounts incidents that foreshadow his future encounters with the world of politics, including a confrontation with a corrupt hotel runner and his first encounter with Tammany Hall's powerful figures. These experiences shape his understanding of power, loyalty, and the harsh realities of urban life, ultimately setting the stage for his entrance into the political arena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Political fiction Politicians -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 659929 2024-10-21T15:28:41.746876 2023-09-22T12:05:50.969287 text/html text/html 680528 2021-02-25T09:17:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 628896 2021-02-25T09:17:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 462041 2024-10-21T15:28:48.839674 application/epub+zip 471343 2024-10-21T15:28:42.765898 application/epub+zip 317154 2024-10-21T15:28:42.253696 application/epub+zip 638867 2024-10-21T15:28:53.961674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596324 2024-10-21T15:28:48.333687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443571 2022-09-23T16:47:12.384011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563576 563499 2024-10-21T15:28:40.510721 2023-09-22T12:05:49.789199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 570570 2018-03-12T13:07:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 222095 2018-03-17T10:59:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 563806 2016-05-01T09:29:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 221274 2016-05-01T09:32:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 563797 2016-05-01T09:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221235 2016-05-01T09:32:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23713 2024-10-21T15:28:54.106646 application/rdf+xml 10751 2024-10-21T15:28:42.373713 image/jpeg 2193 2024-10-21T15:28:42.310693 image/jpeg 639965 2024-10-21T15:28:41.809709 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia