The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo...  ...John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into History Again. Boss Tweed was possibly the most corrupt politician in U.S....  ...nizing immigrants into a voting bloc. By the time Boss Tweed came along, the society had evolved into a well-o...  ...gwam”) on Ea...

Last Sunday was the 160th anniversary of The New Y...  ...born. You probably already know how corrupted Boss Tweed was during his rule of New York, but did you know...  ...s after the riot, public sentiment turned against Tweed and the Times campaign started receiving a lot of...  ...he Times started to recei...