Ashbel P. Fitch Champion of Old New York |
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| Author:
| Remington, David |
| Series title: | Adirondack Museum Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-0988-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The concept of an "honest Tammany man" sounds like an oxymoron, but it became a reality in the career of Ashbel P. Fitch, who served New York City as a four-term congressman and a one-term city comptroller during the late nineteenth century. In Ashbel P. Fitch, Remington succeeds in illuminating the independence and integrity of this unsung hero against the backdrop of the Gilded Age's corrupt politics.
The concept of an "honest Tammany man" sounds like an oxymoron, but it became a reality in the career of Ashbel P. Fitch, who served New York City as a four-term congressman and a one-term city comptroller during the late nineteenth century. In Ashbel P. Fitch, Remington succeeds in illuminating the independence and integrity of this unsung hero against the backdrop of the Gilded Age's corrupt politics.