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Boss Tweed . . . In the Beginning Dakota Devereux
Category: USA Yesterday Published: September 2020
"In 1861, William Tweed leaves behind his fire department and runs for sheriff of the Metropolitan Police. He loses. Instead, he becomes the chairman of the Democratic General Committee, the head of Tammany--Boss."