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Excellent Subject Matter, Great Book The illustrations prompted me to buy this book, political satire and cartoons fascinate me. Thomas Nast and Harpers Ferry produced some exceptional work on Boss Tweed. Even less balanced than journalism of today - editorial cartoons had superb artwork and were very vicious. The author provides a well written, lucid and balanced portrait of a politician who was very corrupt (by any standard) but achieved alot. The courthouse he was responsible for building (and was sentenced in)is a great monument for Tweed; most ironic. The author demonstares well the long term impact Tweed had on New York City. Great book - an empathetic account of a fascinating man.