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The Rascal King - by Jack Beatty (Paperback)

Name: The Rascal King - by Jack Beatty (Paperback)
Brand: Da Capo Press
SKU: 85134024
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Twice-jailed scoundrel and the people's champion, builder of hospitals and schools and shameless grafter, compelling orator and master of political farce, James Michael Curley was the stuff of legend long before his life became fiction in Edwin O'Connor's classic novel The Last Hurrah.
About the Author: Jack Beatty is a Senior Editor of the Atlantic Monthly and a News Analyst on the public radio program On Point from WBUR- Boston.
620 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Political

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About the Book

The nationally acclaimed, award-winning biography of "the Kingfish of Massachusetts" and an epic of urban politics and Irish America.

Book Synopsis

Twice-jailed scoundrel and the people's champion, builder of hospitals and schools and shameless grafter, compelling orator and master of political farce, James Michael Curley was the stuff of legend long before his life became fiction in Edwin O'Connor's classic novel The Last Hurrah. As mayor of Boston, as congressman, as governor of Massachusetts, Curley rose from the Irish slums in a career extending from the Progressive Era of Teddy Roosevelt to the ascendancy of JFK. Beatty's spellbinding story of this remarkable man-and of his city, his people, and his times-is biography at its best.

About the Author

Jack Beatty is a Senior Editor of the Atlantic Monthly and a News Analyst on the public radio program On Point from WBUR- Boston. He is the author of The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley, 1874-1958. His 2001 anthology, Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America, was named one of the ten best business books of the year by BusinessWeek. Mr. Beatty is married, with one son. He lives in New Hampshire.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.02 Inches (H) x 5.92 Inches (W) x 1.5 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.03 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 620

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Political

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Jack Beatty

Language: English

Street Date: November 1, 2000

TCIN: 85134024

UPC: 9780306810022

Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-0120

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.5 inches length x 5.92 inches width x 9.02 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 2.03 pounds

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Q: What accolades has the book received?

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A: The biography was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography for its insightful storytelling.
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Q: What historical era does the biography cover?

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A: It spans from the Progressive Era of Teddy Roosevelt to the ascendancy of the Kennedy sons.
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Q: What is the main focus of the biography?

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A: The biography focuses on James Michael Curley, his political career, and his impact on Irish America and Boston.
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