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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.
21. Juni 2012 · The Last Hurrah. by. Edwin O'Connor. Publication date. 1977. Publisher. Bantam Books. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
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.
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,...
Adapted into a 1958 film starring Spencer Tracy and directed by John Ford (and which Curley tried to keep from being made), Edwin O’Connor’s opus reveals politics as it really is, and big cities as they really were.
25. Apr. 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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22. März 2016 · An expansive, humorous novel offering deep insight into the Irish-American experience and the ever-changing nature of the political machine, The Last Hurrah reveals political truths still true...
