Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics (61 page)

A memorable night for New York: Franklin Roosevelt celebrates his victory in the 1932 presidential election with former governor Al Smith and newly elected Governor Herbert Lehman. Smith later broke with FDR and the New Deal. (
AP Photo
)

Tammany Hall as it looked in 1939, lonely and soon to be forgotten. Within a few years of when this photo was taken, the New York County Democratic Party moved to new headquarters uptown. But the old Tammany building still stands and was designated as a landmark in late 2013. (
AP Photo
)

About the Author

T
ERRY
G
OLWAY
was a journalist for thirty years, writing for the
New York Observer
, the
New York Times
, and other venues. He holds a PhD in American history from Rutgers University and is currently the director of the Kean University Center for History, Politics, and Policy in New Jersey.

OTHER BOOKS BY TERRY GOLWAY

Let Every Nation Know: JFK in His Own Words
(with Robert Dallek)

So Others Might Live: The FDNY Since 1700

For the Cause of Liberty

Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

The Irish in America
(Michael Coffey, editor)

Copyright © 2014 by Terry Golway

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Golway, Terry, 1955–

Machine made : Tammany Hall and the creation of modern
American politics / Terry Golway. — First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-87140-375-9 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-0-87140-792-4 (e-book)

1. Tammany Hall—History. 2. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—To 1898. 3. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—1898–1951. 4. Irish Americans—New York (State)—New York—Politics and government. 5. Immigrants—Political activity—New York (State)—New York—History. 6. Progressivism (United States politics)—History. 7. Municipal government— New York (State)—New York—History. 8. Politics, Practical—New York (State)— New York—History. 9. Political corruption—New York (State)—New York—History.
I. Title.

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974.7'04—dc23

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