King of the lobby the life and times of Sam Ward, man-about-Washington in the Gilded Age
"King of the Lobby tells the story of how one man harnessed delicious food, fine wine, and good conversation to the task of becoming the most influential lobbyist of the Gilded Age." "Sam Ward was a colorful character. Scion of an old and honorable family, best friend of Henry Wadswor...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Baltimore, Md.
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2010
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Ward, Samuel
> Ward, Samuel Cutler
> Geschichte 1800-1900
> Geschichte 1865-1883
> Alltag, Brauchtum
> Geschichte
> Politik
> Lobbyists
> Political culture
> History
> Authors, American
> Lobbyismus
> USA
> Washington (D.C.)
> Social life and customs
> Politics and government
> United States
> Biografie
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "King of the Lobby tells the story of how one man harnessed delicious food, fine wine, and good conversation to the task of becoming the most influential lobbyist of the Gilded Age." "Sam Ward was a colorful character. Scion of an old and honorable family, best friend of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and charming man-about-Washington, Ward held his own in an era crowded with larger-thanlife personalities. Living by the motto that the shortest route between a pending bill and a congressman's "aye" was through his stomach, Ward elegantly entertained political elites in return for their votes." "Kathryn Allamong Jacob's account shows how the "king" earned his crown through cookery and conversation and how this son of wealth and privilege helped to create a questionable profession in a city that then, as now, rested on power and influence."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 212 S., [8] Bl. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780801893971 978-0-8018-9397-1 |