Title: The gambler king of Clark Street
First published: 2009
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.
Subjects: Biography, Businessmen, Democratic Party (Chicago, Ill.), Gamblers, History, Irish American criminals, Political corruption, Political culture, Politicians, Politics and government, Democratic party (u.s.), Politicians, united states, Businesspeople, biography, Gambling, Chicago (ill.), biography, Chicago (ill.), politics and government
Places: Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois
People: Michael C. McDonald (1839-1907)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: F548.45.M45 L56 2009