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2024
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George Washington Plunkitt, Patronage, and Irish Catholic Identity in Tammany Hall
Emilio Horner
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Abstract:This paper is a rhetorical analysis of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, a book of “plain talks” by George Washington Plunkitt. Plunkitt was a prominent politician in the Tammany machine. These talks expose the inner workings of how politicians become wealthy, how Tammany operated, and how to build a political machine. He rails against his enemies—those in the civil service, the Albany government, and the Republicans, to name a few. Ultimately, Plunkitt’s rhetoric is persuasive due to his use of Irish ethnic and Catholic religious identification, his appeals to the material efficacy of patronage politics, and his populist rhetorical style.
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Emilio Horner
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- Tahun Terbit
- 2024
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 1×
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- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1353/rht.2024.a950947
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- Open Access ✓