The Tweed Ring

by Alexander B. Callow Jr.

"From 1866 to 1871 William Marcy Tweed's notorious organization - The Tweed Ring- plundered New York City of money in astonishing amounts. This book is an intriguing study of large-scale graft and the rogues who perpetrated it."

Genres: Nonfiction, History

Paperback

First published August 1, 1966

Reviews

[Robert Oeser]

Reading The Tweed Ring by Alexander B. Callow, Jr. and the similarities to current events struck me as well. The downfall of the Ring was due to "leakers."

Spoiler alert: However, after extensive investigation of fraud, few conspirators were jailed. To date, there were more convictions from the Mueller investigation.

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[John Albers · Rating 3 out of 5]

detailed, though somewhat dry, history of the first major political machine in the United
States. Great cartoons by Thomas Nast included.

[Jill H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent study of the infamous "Boss "Tweed and his crooked politicos..........a good read.