The History of Tammany Hall
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1. Front matter2. THE HISTORY OF TAMMANY HALL3. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION (1901)4. FOREWORD TO THE NEW EDITION (1917)5. CHAPTER I RESISTANCE TO ARISTOCRACY 1789-17986. CHAPTER II AARON BURR AT THE HELM 1798-18027. CHAPTER III TAMMANY QUARRELS WITH DE WITT CLINTON 1802-18098. CHAPTER IV SLOW RECOVERY FROM DISASTER 1809-18159. CHAPTER V TAMMANY IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL. 1815-181710. CHAPTER VI CLINTON MAINTAINS HIS SUPREMACY 1817-182011. CHAPTER VII THE SUFFRAGE CONTEST 1820-182212. CHAPTER VIII STRUGGLES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL FACTIONS 1822-182513. CHAPTER IX THE JACKSON ELEMENT VICTORIOUS 1825-182814. CHAPTER X THE WORKINGMEN’S PARTY 1829-183015. CHAPTER XI TAMMANY AND THE BANK CONTEST 1831-183416. CHAPTER XII THE EQUAL RIGHTS PARTY 1834-183717. CHAPTER XIII TAMMANY “PURIFIED” 1837-183818. CHAPTER XIV WHIG FAILURE RESTORES TAMMANY TO POWER 1838-184019. CHAPTER XV RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE “GANGS” 1840-184620. CHAPTER XVI “BARNBURNERS” AND “HUNKERS” 1846-185021. CHAPTER XVII DEFEAT AND VICTORY 1850-185222. CHAPTER XVIII “HARDSHELLS” AND “SOFTSHELLS” 1852-185323. CHAPTER XIX A CHAPTER OF DISCLOSURES 1853-185424. CHAPTER XX FERNANDO WOOD’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION 1854-185625. CHAPTER XXI WOOD’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION 1856-185926. CHAPTER XXII THE CIVIL WAR AND AFTER 1859-186727. CHAPTER XXIII THE TWEED “RING” 1867-187028. CHAPTER XXIV TWEED IN HIS GLORY 1870-187129. CHAPTER XXV COLLAPSE AND DISPERSION OF THE “RING” 1871-187230. CHAPTER XXVI TAMMANY RISES FROM THE ASHES 1872-187431. CHAPTER XXVII THE DICTATORSHIP OF JOHN KELLY 1874-188632. CHAPTER XXVIII THE DICTATORSHIP OF RICHARD CROKER 1886-189733. CHAPTER XXIX THE DICTATORSHIP OF RICHARD CROKER (Concluded) 1897-190134. CHAPTER XXX TAMMANY UNDER ABSENTEE DIRECTION 1901-190235. CHAPTER XXXI CHARLES F. MURPHY’S AUTOCRACY 1902-190336. CHAPTER XXXII THE SWAY OF BRIBERY AND “HONEST GRAFT” 1903-190537. CHAPTER XXXIII TAMMANY’S CONTROL UNDER LEADER MURPHY 1906-190938. CHAPTER XXXIV ANOTHER ERA OF LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION 1910-191139. CHAPTER XXXV “CHIEF” MURPHY’S LEADERSHIP—FURTHER DETAILS 1912-191340. CHAPTER XXXVI GOVERNOR SULZER’S IMPEACHMENT AND TAMMANY’S DEFEAT 1913-191441. CHAPTER XXXVII TAMMANY’S PRESENT STATUS 1914-191742. INDEX