The gambler king of Clark Street
Subtitle: Michael C. McDonald and the rise of Chicago's Democratic machine
By: Richard C. Lindberg
Series: The Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson series in criminology
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780809328932
Subjects: McDonald, Michael C. -- 1839-1907; Democratic Party (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 19th century; Politicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Gamblers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Irish American criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Political culture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Political corruption -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography; Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: "McDonald was warmly welcomed into the White House by two sitting presidents who recognized him for what he was: the reigning 'boss' of Chicago. In a colorful and often riotous life, McDonald seemed to control everything around him--everything, that is, except events in his personal life. His first wife, the fiery Mary Noonan McDonald, ran off with a Catholic priest. The second, Dora Feldman, twenty-five years his junior, murdered her teenaged lover in a sensational 1907 scandal that broke Mike's heart and drove him to an early grave." -- From the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.