When Bad Men Combine - The Star Route Scandal and the Twilight of Gilded Age Politics (Hardcover)

The Star Route scandal captured the nation's attention for more than a decade, with newspapers throughout the United States characterizing it as an unprecedented case of Gilded Age graft. Shawn Francis Peters's When Bad Men Combine provides a glimpse into this uniquely tumultuous period marked by brazen greed and duplicity. In the first book to offer a full recounting of the Star Route maelstrom, which roiled American politics during the 1870s and 1880s, Peters reveals how postal service corruption resulted in a remarkable legal case that featured jury bribery and document theft. When Bad Men Combine follows the saga to its culmination as two sensational criminal trials presented evidence implicating some of the most prominent men in America and, perhaps, led to the assassination of President James Garfield.

General

Imprint:	Louisiana State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Shawn Francis Peters
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-8071-7900-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8071-7900-0
Barcode:	9780807179000

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