Roger C. Sullivan and the Triumph of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1908-1920
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781476675015
Subjects: Democratic party (u.s.); Politicians, united states; Chicago (ill.), biography; Chicago (ill.), politics and government
Description: "Between 1908 and 1920, Roger C. Sullivan and his political allies consolidated their control of the Chicago and Illinois Democratic parties, creating the 'Chicago Democratic machine.' Based upon new research, this first study of Sullivan and the early days of the 'machine' focuses on the daily realities of the city's power politics and the personalities who shaped them"--