America's Political Scandals in the Late 1800s: Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall cover

America's Political Scandals in the Late 1800s: Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall

Author: Brezina, Corona

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 3.9
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2715
Points per Word 0.000184
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625
Series America's Industrial Society in the 19th Century; Primary Source

Description

This book examines the life and career of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.