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Subtitle: A guide to graft
By: by Charles Harris Garrigues ...
Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls company
Published: 1936
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Political corruption.
Other titles: A guide to graft.
First sentence: Graft may be described as a phenomenon which comes into existence whenever the activities of government impinge upon the activities of private business.
Description: This well known newspaper man set himself to produce a guide for young politicians and business men, a sort of pass-key to the public purse. The book's tone of quiet sarcasm is well sustained and serves as an excellent vehicle to bring home to the reader the corruption of our political system.  $3.00. (From the dust jacket.)
Notes: The genesis of this book and its publication can be found in "He Usually Lived With a Female: The Story of California Newspaperman Charles Harris (Brick) Garrigues," by George Garrigues, published by Quail Creek Press of Los Angeles, California, in 2006. ISBN 0-9634830-1-3
Table of contents: label: I
title: What is graft?
pagenum: 1; label: II
title: Who are grafters?
pagenum: 11; label: III
title: The political boss
pagenum: 27; label: IV
title: Sources of graft
pagenum: 48; label: V
title: The campaign fund
pagenum: 63; label: VI
title: Corrupting the public
pagenum: 79; label: VII
title: Politics and reform
pagenum: 93; label: VIII
title: Bribery and the law
pagenum: 109; label: IX
title: Soliciting the bribe
pagenum: 127; label: X
title: Receiving the bribe
pagenum: 141; label: XI
title: The graft investigation
pagenum: 163; label: XII
title: What to do when the sheriff comes
pagenum: 179; label: XIII
title: The future of graft
pagenum: 187; label: XIV
title: Squaring the beef
pagenum: 213; label: XV
title: Rolling the logs
pagenum: 241