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  1. The Last Hurrah is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United States for 20 weeks, and was also on lists for bestseller of that year.

    • Edwin O'Connor
    • 1956
  2. 21. Juni 2012 · The Last Hurrah. by. Edwin O'Connor. Publication date. 1977. Publisher. Bantam Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled.

  3. 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.

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  4. The Last Hurrah, published in the mid-nineteen fifties, was Edwin O'Connor's first success and his most popular novel. The plot of The Last Hurrah focuses on a mayoral election in an unnamed East Coast city.

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  5. 22. März 2016 · Another poignant tale of American politics is The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor. Set in an old and mainline northeastern city, the novel examines the dying days of machine politics when largess held voters in sway. Frank Skeffington, 72, believes he is entitled to one more term.

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    • Edwin O'Connor
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    • University of Chicago Press
  6. The Last Hurrah: A Novel | O'Connor, Edwin, Beatty, Jack | ISBN: 9780226321417 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon.

  7. 25. Apr. 2016 · The Last Hurrah. Edwin O'Connor. University of Chicago Press, Apr 25, 2016 - Fiction - 450 pages. A corrupt mayor runs his final campaign in this “remarkably intelligent, informed,...