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A guide to graft

This well known newspaper man set himself to produce a guide for young politicians and business men, a sort of pass-key to the public purse. The book's tone of quiet sarcasm is well sustained and serves as an excellent vehicle to bring home to the reader the corruption of our political system. $3.00. (From the dust jacket.)

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Language
English
Pages
254

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First Sentence

"Graft may be described as a phenomenon which comes into existence whenever the activities of government impinge upon the activities of private business."

Table of Contents

I. What is graft?
Page 1
II. Who are grafters?
Page 11
III. The political boss
Page 27
IV. Sources of graft
Page 48
V. The campaign fund
Page 63
VI. Corrupting the public
Page 79
VII. Politics and reform
Page 93
VIII. Bribery and the law
Page 109
IX. Soliciting the bribe
Page 127
X. Receiving the bribe
Page 141
XI. The graft investigation
Page 163
XII. What to do when the sheriff comes
Page 179
XIII. The future of graft
Page 187
XIV. Squaring the beef
Page 213
XV. Rolling the logs
Page 241

Edition Notes

The genesis of this book and its publication can be found in "He Usually Lived With a Female: The Story of California Newspaperman Charles Harris (Brick) Garrigues," by George Garrigues, published by Quail Creek Press of Los Angeles, California, in 2006. ISBN 0-9634830-1-3

Published in
New York, London
Other Titles
A guide to graft.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
353
Library of Congress
JK1994 .G3

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 254 p.
Number of pages
254
Dimensions
7.5 x 5.25 ins
Weight
16 oz

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6343973M
LCCN
36027398
OCLC/WorldCat
1451161

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL7596479W

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