The World of Graft (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Flynt, Josiah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330570499 ISBN 13: 9781330570494

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Almost exclusively from the reformer's point of view. The great majority of the books, pamphlets, and magazine articles dealing with this subject have come from the pens of Upper World critics. The man who makes his living off the maladministration of our large cities has never been really heard. As a reformer, he says, in a different idiom, more or less what the social scientist says; as a professional thief, or tramp, still actively engaged in his business, he has not been persuaded to say anything of importance. Neither of the two committees which have te cently investigated New York City was success ful in getting him to Open up' and the only books of value he has ever written in this coun try were written after he had decided to' 'square it and live respectably. He 18 not a garrulous person; he must know absolutely with whom he is talking before he will enter into an intimate conversation. The present book is the outcome of a mod.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The World of Graft

Municipal government in the United States has been criticised heretofore almost exclusively from the reformer's point of view. The great majority of the books, pamphlets, and magazine articles dealing with this subject have come from the pens of Upper World critics. The man who makes his living off the maladministration of our large cities has never been really heard. As a reformer, he says, in a different idiom, more or less what the social scientist says; as a professional thief, or tramp, still actively engaged in his business, he has not been persuaded to say anything of importance. Neither of the two "committees" which have recently investigated New York City was successful in getting him to "open up"; and the only books of value he has ever written in this country were written after he had decided to "square it" and live respectably. He is not a garrulous person; he must know absolutely with whom he is talking before he will enter into an intimate conversation.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1330570499
• ISBN 13: 9781330570494
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 234