The Boss, and How he Came to Rule New York
by Alfred Henry Lewis
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About this eBook
- Author
- Lewis, Alfred Henry, 1857-1914
- Title
- The Boss, and How He Came to Rule New York
- Credits
- Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
- Subject
- Politicians -- Fiction
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 51912
- Release Date
- May 1, 2016
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE BOSS, AND HOW HE CAME TO RULE NEW YORK
- 2.By Alfred Henry Lewis — Author Of “Peggy O'Neal,” “President,” “Wolfvilledays,” Etc. — A. L. Burt Company, Publishers, New York
- 3.THE WORD OF PREFACE — THE BOSS
- 4.CHAPTER I—HOW THE BOSS CAME TO NEW YORK
- 5.CHAPTER II—THE BOSS MEETS WITH POLITICS
- 6.CHAPTER III—THE BOSS SEES THE POWER OF TAMMANY
- 7.CHAPTER IV—THE BOSS ENTERS THE PRIMARY GRADE OF POLITICS
- 8.CHAPTER V—THE BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
- 9.CHAPTER VI—THE RED JACKET ASSOCIATION
- 10.CHAPTER VII—HOW THE BOSS WAS NAMED FOR ALDERMAN
- 11.CHAPTER VIII—THE FATE OF SHEENY JOE
- 12.CHAPTER IX—HOW BIG KENNEDY BOLTED
- 13.CHAPTER X—HOW JIMMY THE BLACKSMITH DIED
- 14.CHAPTER XI—HOW THE BOSS STOOD AT BAY FOR HIS LIFE
- 15.CHAPTER XII—DARBY THE GOPHER
- 16.CHAPTER XIII—BIG KENNEDY AND THE MUGWUMPS
- 17.CHAPTER XIV—THE MULBERRY FRANCHISE
- 18.CHAPTER XV—THAT GAS COMPANY INJUNCTION
- 19.CHAPTER XVI—THE BOSS IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE BOSS!
- 20.CHAPTER XVII—THE REPUTABLE OLD GENTLEMAN IS MAYOR
- 21.CHAPTER XVIII—HOW THE BOSS TOOK THE TOWN
- 22.CHAPTER XIX—THE SON OF THE WIDOW VAN FLANGE
- 23.CHAPTER XX—THE MARK OF THE ROPE
- 24.CHAPTER XXI—THE REVEREND BRONSON'S REBELLION
- 25.CHAPTER XXII—THE MAN OF THE KNIFE
- 26.CHAPTER XXIII—THE WEDDING OF BLOSSOM
- 27.CHAPTER XXIV—HOW VAN FLANGE WENT INTO STOCKS
- 28.CHAPTER XXV—PROFIT AND LOSS; MAINLY THE LATTER
- 29.CHAPTER XXVI—THE VICTOR AND THE SPOILS
- 30.CHAPTER XXVII—GOLD CAME, AND DEATH STEPPED IN
- 31.CHAPTER XXVIII—BEING THE EPILOGUE — THE END
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