Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics

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William L. Riordan (Autor), Mike Vendetti (Narrador), Spoken Realms (Editor)

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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A series of very plain talks on very practical politics by George Washington Plunkitt. Read by award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti.

"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em." (George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall)

There's honest graft and dishonest graft, according to Plunkitt. Listen to this candid discourse from a 19th-century politician and decide for yourself if things have changed.

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Duração do título	2 horas e 51 minutos
Autor	William L. Riordan
Narrador	Mike Vendetti
Data de lançamento na audible.com.br	Outubro 29, 2018
Editor	Spoken Realms
Tipo de programa	Audiolivro
Versão	Versão integral
Idioma	Inglês
ASIN	B0CBXMGQJS

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Francis O Walker

An unapologetic political realist

Avaliado nos Estados Unidos em 16 de maio de 2021

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This insider's view of the shenanigans and brouhahas of Tammany Hall is a great read and provides an amusing, albeit counterfactual, response to Nast and other do-good reformers. But the party machine had its positives. One of its descendants, Edward Flynn, a party boss of the Plunkitt style, was instrumental in helping Truman get the vice presidential nomination with FDR. Plunkitt's aversion to civil service examinations and his wish to create a separate state for New York City have parallels today in attitudes toward standardized testing and for Washington DC. statehood. The intelligent reader will find ample food for thought on these issues and others in this engaging historical account.

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Kiwiwriter

The definitive book on American politics in 1885 and 2013

Avaliado nos Estados Unidos em 18 de agosto de 2013

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If you want to understand the absolute basics of American urban politics at any time in our nation's history, you MUST read this book.

George Washington Plunkitt was a Tammany wheelhorse -- district leader, State Senator, and organization man. In a series of speeches from his favorite rostrum, the New York County Courthouse Bootblack Stand, he explained how an urban politician operates and becomes both politically and personally successful.

Everything he says in his speeches is as deadly accurate today as it was more than 100 years ago -- build up a following. Know human nature and act accordingly. Do not violate the penal code. See your opportunities and take advantage of them. Do not wear a dress suit to meet with the people. Do not drink to excess. Support the organization. Make friends across the aisle to push through policy. Reward your supporters. Do not hesitate to make deals that advance yourself and the organization. Maintain the party organization. Be there for your constituents in their times of trouble. Empower your constituents and reward their loyalty. Show patriotism.

Every one of those points is absolutely applicable to any political race today. And he said all that back in the 1880s and 1890s. All of these concepts are still being done in modern politics.

Every time a new intern comes on board my shop in the City of Newark (I do the city's press releases), I lend my copy to that intern, and tell them to read it. Sometimes they ask me to purchase it for them, which I do. A few weeks ago, I got a copy for an intern working for a big wheel in the government, and the big wheel got a look at it ahead of the intern. A few days later, the big wheel asked me to get her a copy, too...she'd never read it. She said it was absolutely accurate about what she was dealing with.

If you want to be in government and politics in the United States, you MUST read this book. I don't say that about too many books -- I'm more of a Hegelian, but "Plunkitt of Tammany Hall" is an absolute necessity for the young person who wants to enter politics. Buy it. Read it. Keep it on your desk. Re-read it. Memorize it. Then act upon it.

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J. Rodeck

I recommend this to anyone with political ambitions.

Avaliado nos Estados Unidos em 22 de setembro de 2023

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A very good writer in his introduction before the series of speeches herein culls the best of the colorful Plunkitt's political observations and opinions.

Don't expect much history of the infamous Tammany Hall. It's undoing is not covered in this volume.

The speeches are front-loaded; that is, after the best and brightest ones they become less exciting and more redundant.

I'd certainly recommend this to anyone with political ambitions for its bounty of worthwhile advice from the master; that is, if you can stomach the attitude that you'll rarely find one who's not going to receive personal profit on the side.

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This Edition Of Plunkitt Is Strange

Avaliado nos Estados Unidos em 18 de abril de 2012

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This is not to review the work "Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall" by William L. Riordon, but this particular edition.

First of all, this work has no editor or publisher listed, which is very strange. It has (very) numerous typos and stylistic errors (e.g. four instances where a line or two was continued unnecessarily on to a new page). But most disturbing of all (besides the fact that an "author/editor" - not Riordon - is listed above in the Amazon listing, but nowhere in the book) is that at the very end of the book, on the last page facing the inside cover, is a barcode, and the following: "Made In The USA; Lexington, KY; 13 April 2012." Mind you: I *ORDERED* this book late on 12 April 2012. You may imagine my total confusion at this point.

Did they receive my order and print this book the next day?

I was dubious at first, but I'm beginning to think they did!

For $5.99, next time I'll order ten! They should just READ the text before they print it, for goodness sake. Periods and commas are easy things to get right!

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P. Turner

He saw his opportunities and took them, and didn't lie about it

Avaliado nos Estados Unidos em 30 de julho de 2015

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A Tammeny Hall ward boss of a bygone era speaks with a bluntness that people crave in politicians today. He is open about his involvement in what he calls "honest graft," in contrast to the high-sounding but even more corrupt politicians of today. His words also have a subtle humor and cleverness that make this book entertaining as well as informative.

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