Assignment for Friday, 10/3

There are three readings for next time.

1. First, read Richard Croker's "Tammany Hall and the Democracy" in the UP Reader.

2. Then, read the following sections from Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (available here):

• Preface
• A Tribute by Murphy (one paragraph)
• Chapter 1: Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft
• Chapter 3: The Curse of Civil Service Reform

(If you end up printing this out, it's about the first 12 pages, minus chapter 2.)

3. Finally, read Bridges and Kronick, "Writing the Rules to Win the Game," in the UP reader.

Feel free to summarize any one of these, although I suggest you be wary of Croker and especially Plunkitt - as first person accounts, they are hard to summarize.