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Introduction: "The benevolent boss" (April 1920) -- Before (1861/1908) -- The "most vilified man in public life in Chicago" -- "Not a boss" (1909/1910) -- The battle of the Seventh Street Armory -- Roger C. Sullivan and the Democratic Convention -- "A man of Belial" (1913/1914) -- The triumph of the Chicago Democratic machine (1915/1916) -- "Grand dukes and Bolsheviki" (1917/1919) -- "Time for younger men" (1919/1920) -- Afterword: The house Sullivan built (1920/1955).

"Dominating the Windy City for decades, the Chicago Democratic Machine has become a fixture in American political history. Under Mayor Richard J. Daley, it acquired almost mythical (perhaps notorious) status. Yet its origins have remained murky--some say it began as a shady enterprise during the ethnic upheaval of the late 1920s"--

Includes index. ; Bibliography: p. [163]-165. ; Mode of access: Internet.