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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
    • 427
    • 1956
    • February 6, 1956
  2. The Last Hurrah. Edwin O'Connor. 4.11. 901 ratings115 reviews. The nephew of an old-style Irish-American politician becomes involved in his uncle's last campaign for public office. Genres Fiction Politics Historical Fiction Literature Literary Fiction Historical Novels. ...more. 427 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1956.

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    • Paperback
    • Edwin O'connor
  3. 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...

  4. 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 today: what the cameras capture is just the smiling face of the sometimes sordid business of giving the people what they want.

  5. 22. März 2016 · 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 ...

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    • Edwin O'Connor
    • $18
    • University of Chicago Press
  6. 25. Apr. 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...

  7. Boston, Little, Brown. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Novel about an Irish politician who controlled a large New England city for almost 40 years. Access-restricted-item.