The Last Hurrah
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Author(s)Edwin O'Connor
PublisherBack Bay Books
ISBN / ASIN0316626597
ISBN-139780316626590
Sales Rank360,318
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description ▲
O'Connor's 1956 account of big-city politics, inspired by the career of longtime Boston Mayor James M. Curley, portrays its Irish-American political boss as a demagogue and a rogue who nonetheless deeply understands his constituents. The book was later made into a John Ford film staring Spencer Tracy.