Download or read book Fernando Wood written by Jerome Mushkat and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fernando Wood was one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century America. His fellow New Yorkers either respected or despised him, depending whether they considered his policies beneficial or harmful to their interests. The character revealed herein possessed some admirable qualities; high intelligence, sharp analytic skills, great capacity for hard work, and a clear talent to set his executive agenda. But equally evident are Wood's less admirable qualities; ruthless business practices, shoddy personal ethics, corrupt politics, dictatorial tendencies. What emerges is the story of a very complex person: a successful businessman, consummate politician, resourceful three-time may of New York City, and nine-term congressman, beneath which lurked mean and self-destructive tendencies. Take as a whole, Wood's colorful career was a unique microcosm of American history both during and after his lifetime. His business achievements mirrored popular beliefs in upward mobility. And Wood's mayoralty held a promise of revitalizing municipal government, giving it a social conscience, and setting new standards for the future. Despite his shortcomings, Fernando Wood played a major but unappreciated role in the urban and political history of time.
Download or read book A Biography of Fernando Wood A History of the Forgeries Perjuries and Other Crimes of Our model Mayor No 1 written by Abijah Ingraham and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ingraham's biography of Fernando Wood, a notorious New York politician, is a gripping account of power, corruption, and criminality in the 19th century. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Ingraham brings to life the sordid world of Tammany Hall and the politicians who profited from it. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of New York politics and the dark side of American democracy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book A History of the Private Political and Official Villanies of Fernando Wood written by Abijah Ingraham and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Biography of Fernando Wood written by Abijah Ingraham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Biography of Fernando Wood: A History of the Forgeries, Perjuries, and Other Crimes of Our Model Mayor When a candidate in 1854, he sought interviews with many whom he had a right to suppose would Oppose him, as they knew much of his real character, and of the alleged frauds charged upon him.. He endeavored to persuade them that he had been unjustly accused; but when finding that he could make no impression on their minds in this direction, he then appealed to them for forgiveness, and solicited them to give him an opportunity to redeem his character through his election to the mayoralty. He stated, in some instances, that he sought this high position chiefly to remove, by his good conduct in official position, the deep prejudices that existed against him. This appeal induced some to support him, who otherwise would not have done so. When arrayed against a single Opponent, Wood was easily beaten, as was the case in 1850, when he was beaten by several thousand votes. But he saw in the mayoralty contest, in 1854, that there would be several candidates, and that if he could get the endorsement of the Democracy, or of the Seymour party, he could slip in by a plurality vote. He was right in his calcula tion. But what effort did he make to redeem his character after he was elected? His policy at first was to be bold, and seemingly honest, Napoleonic In the style of his public documents. But no sooner had he begun to get the good opinion of some who had Opposed his election, than he found it convenient, and to his interest, to take a stroll in the neighborhood of the sunken ship Joseph Walker, lying at the slip, foot of Dover Street, in which entombed craft he imagined he saw a second John W. Cater. The first draft he made on the city treasury, on account of this sunken treasure, was a contract with his friend Jones to raise her, for the snug little sum of He succeeded in getting a greater part of this amount out of the treasury, when the press got hold Of the matter, and further drafts on this account were dishonored. But his friend Jones got some seven or eight thousand dollars on this fraudulent contract. 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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Download or read book Fernando Wood of New York written by Samuel Augustus Pleasants and published by New York : Columbia University Press ; London : P.S. King & son, Limited. This book was released on 1948 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of Fernando Wood to evaluate him and his role during the war for southern independence.
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Download or read book Biography of Hon Fernando Wood written by Donald Mac Leod and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biography of Hon. Fernando Wood: Mayor of the City of New-York Election To the mayoralty - difficulties OF government dispositions OF the new mayor - complaint-book. 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.
Download or read book Biography of Honorable Fernando Wood Mayor of the City of New York 1856 written by Donald Mac Leod and published by . This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Fernando Wood written by United States. 46th Congress, 3d session, 1880-1881. House and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Memorial Adresses on the Life of Fernando Wood written by Wood and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
