Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine -- Dominic a. Pacyga, Hardcover

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Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine -- Dominic a. Pacyga, HardcoverUnearths the religious and cultural roots of a powerful political machine that empowered some everyday Chicagoans but ruled all of the city for decades. In politics, clout is essential. Too often, it determines whether insider access is granted or denied, favors are given or withheld, and payoffs are made or received. But Chicago clout, as we know it today, is even more potent than that it's the absolute currency of a social, cultural, and political

ISBN: 9781837940943

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