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Summary. The Last Hurrah is divided into four parts and fourteen chapters. The first three parts relate the tale of Frank Skeffington, former governor of an eastern state and now mayor of a large ...
the last hurrah by Edwin O'Connor ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 6, 1955 While this has none of the vitriolic bite of Dos Passos' Number One, there is inevitably a comparison to be made, as Edwin O'Connor writes the story of an Irish politician, mayor of a city (perhaps modelled on Boston?) for the major part of his half century in politics.
1. Jan. 2000 · The Last Hurrah, a great novel written by Edwin O'Connor in 1955, is the best treatise on American state and local politics to this day. While it doesn't deal with the huge campaign contributions from lobbyists and special interest groups, it explains, in a great read, how our system works (or not). The story is about the Curley administration in Boston, MA. - the patronage, illicit ...
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Edwin Greene O'Connor (July 29, 1918 – March 23, 1968) [1] was an American journalist, novelist, and radio commentator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961). His ancestry was Irish, and his novels concerned the Irish-American experience and often dealt with the lives of politicians and priests.
1. Jan. 1985 · I first heard of The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor when I read the book by Chris Matthews Tip and Gipper book. Tip O’Neil who was a native of Boston was friends with Governor and Mayor “Curley” on which the book The Last Hurrah is based. When Reagan met with O’Neill his conversation centered on Curley and his legend.
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Charles B. Fitzsimons: Kevin McCluskey. Tom Neal: Tom. Das letzte Hurra ist ein US-amerikanischer Spielfilm (Politikerdrama), den Regisseur John Ford im Jahre 1958 für Columbia Pictures inszeniert hat. Er basiert auf dem Roman Der alte Mann und die Wahl (Originaltitel: The Last Hurrah) von Edwin O’Connor .
Edwin O'Connor. Folgen . Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Wiederhole die Anfrage später noch einmal. OK. The Last Hurrah Taschenbuch – 1. Juli 1985 . Englisch Ausgabe von Edwin O'Connor (Autor) 4,5 4,5 von 5 Sternen 21 Sternebewertungen. Alle Formate und Ed ...
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