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Examines the life and career of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.

Chronicles the life of Boss Tweed, focusing on his political career and the scandals, corruption, and negative influence he had on American politics in the mid-nineteenth century.

Examines the actions of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.

Examines the corruption of nineteenth-century businessman and politician Boss Tweed, focusing on his attempts to communicate with different parts of society in New York City, which then existed as a loosely connected array of villages administered by an incoherent democratic process.