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1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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War and peace library.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Graham Rowat. |
| Summary |
From Truman to Trump, the deep corruption of our political leaders unveiled. Many critiques of the Trump era contrast it with the latter half of the twentieth century, when the United States seemed governed more by statesmen than by special interests. Without denying the extraordinary vigor of President Trump's assault on traditional ethical and legal norms, Jonathan Marshall challenges the myth of a golden age of American democracy. Drawing on a host of original archival sources, he tells the shocking story of how well-protected criminals systematically organized the corruption of American national politics after World War II. Marshall begins by tracing the extraordinary scandals of President Truman, whose political career was launched by the murderous Pendergast machine in Missouri. He goes on to highlight the role of organized crime in the rise of McCarthyism during the Cold War, the near-derailment of Vice President Johnson's political career by two mob-related scandals, and Nixon's career-long association with underworld figures. The book culminates with a discussion of Donald Trump's unique history of relations with the traditional American Mafia and newer transnational gangs like the Russian mafiya-and how the latter led to his historic impeachment by the House of Representatives. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Political corruption -- United States -- History.
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Organized crime -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
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Big business -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
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Business and politics -- United States -- History.
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Democracy -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Added Author |
Rowat, Graham.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666126495 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666126497 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14045995 |
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