The Last Hurrah
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Book Details
Author(s)
Edwin O'Connor
Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN / ASIN
0316626597
ISBN-13
9780316626590
Sales Rank
#360,318
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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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.
