King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man-About-Washington in the Gilded Age by Kathryn Allamong Jacob - 2009-11-17

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2010. 212 pages. Illustrated. 9.25 x 6.25", hardcover, dj. Author signed presentation. Clean, tight, Fine/Fine.

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Hardcover. New/New. A clean crisp well preserved 2010 Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. King of the Lobby tells the story of how one man harnessed delicious food, fine wine, and good conversation to the task of becoming the most influential lobbyist of the Gilded Age. Sam Ward was a colorful character. Scion of an old and honorable family, best friend of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and charming man-about-Washington, Ward held his own in an era crowded with larger-than-life personalities. Living by the motto that the shortest route between a pending bill and a congressman's "aye" was through his stomach, Ward elegantly entertained political elites in return for their votes. At a time when waves of scandal washed over Washington, the popular press railed against the wickedness of the lobby, and… Read More

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