Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Tammany Hall of New York

Informationen zum Autor Charles LaCerra is Associate Professor of History at the College of Staten Island, CUNY. Klappentext The story of the relationship of Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Tammany Hall of New York has never been completely told. FDR's dealings with the New York machine have received piecemeal treatment in numerous monographs and histories that record his life. In addition, there is a scholarly bias against connecting prominent leaders in society to the mundane political clubs and organizations that keep the wheels of the party turning and get out the vote. Rather, the study of politics is dominated by a perspective that emphasizes the macrocosmic aspects of the phenomenon. Good government advocates, such as Roosevelt, are supposed to be above contact with local machines which are known to be corrupt. In truth, Roosevelt had a very intricate and profound connection to Tammany Hall that lasted over thirty years, whether he was in or out of office. The author tells the complete story of how FDR and Tammany Hall worked out a modus vivendi.

Product details

• Authors: Charles La Cerra, Charles Lacerra, LaCerra Charles
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.1997
• EAN: 9780761808084
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0808-4
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government