John McDonald and the Whiskey Ring - From Thug to Grant's Inner Circle (Hardcover)

The most flamboyant, consistently dishonest racketeer was Supervisor of Internal Revenue John McDonald, whose organization defrauded the federal government of millions of dollars. When President Grant was asked why he appointed McDonald supervisor of internal revenue he responded, "I was aware that he was not an educated man, but he was a man that had seen a great deal of the world and of people, and I would not call him ignorant exactly, he was illiterate." McDonald organized and ran the Whiskey Ring but he always credited Grant with the initiation of the Ring declaring that the president "actually stood god-father at its christening." The demise of the Ring rivals anything that the real or fictional Elliot Ness and his "Untouchables" ever accomplished during the prohibition era in America.

General

Imprint:	Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Edward S. Cooper
Dimensions:	236 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-68393-012-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Promotions
LSN:	1-68393-012-6
Barcode:	9781683930129

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