John Galluzzo

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Crime, Corruption & Politics in Hull: The Rise and Fall of Boss Smith's Old RingPaperback, 1 April 2007

Crime, Corruption & Politics in Hull: The Rise and Fall of Boss Smith's Old Ring
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Part of Series
American Chronicles
Print Length
128 pages
Language
English
Publisher
History Press
Date Published
1 Apr 2007
ISBN-10
1596291265
ISBN-13
9781596291263

Description

If you lived in Hull, Massachusetts, during the first four decades of the twentieth century, you were susceptible to two forces: the political machinations of Boss John Smith and the vitriolic editorial columns of Hull Beacon publisher Floretta Vining. Smith ran the town with an iron fist through fixed elections, padlocked town meetings, kickbacks, graft and bribes. Vining reported on it all and fought it like no other Progressive Era woman could, using newsprint space to lash out at girls who chewed gum in public and small boys who made too much noise at night, and calling for old men over sixty years of age to simply be put to sleep. Hull Times contributor and local historian John Galluzzo brings back the days of Vining and Smith, of steamboats and trains, of Paragon Park and the grand hotels of Nantasket Beach. In this accessible history, the reader gets a ringside seat to some of the most heated political battles in the history of the South Shore, fought in town halls and occasionally spilling into the streets of the once quiet and peaceful Hull Village.

Product Details

Author:
John Galluzzo
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
1 April 2007
Dimensions:
23.44 x 15.72 x 0.89 cm
ISBN-10:
1596291265
ISBN-13:
9781596291263
Language:
English
Location:
Charleston, SC
Pages:
128
Publisher:
Weight:
276.69 gm

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