Confidence man and canny operative, charlatan and manipulator--William A. A. Carsey emerged from the shadow of Tammany Hall to build a career undermining working-class political organizations on behalf of the Democratic Party. Mark A. Lause's biography of Carsey takes readers inside the bare-knuckle era of Gilded Age politics. An astroturfing trailblazer and master of dirty tricks, Carsey fit perfectly into a Democratic Party that based much of its post-Civil War revival on shattering third parties and gathering up the pieces. Lause provides an in-depth look at Carsey's tactics and successes against the backdrop of enormous changes in political life. As Carsey used a carefully crafted public persona to burrow into unsuspecting organizations, the forces he represented worked to create a political system that turned voters into disengaged civic consumers and cemented America's ever-fractious two-party system.
| ISBN: | 9780252045783 |
| Publication date: | 9th April 2024 |
| Author: | Mark A Lause |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | The Working Class in American History |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership Political structures: democracy History of the Americas Political science and theory |
Confidence man and canny operative, charlatan and manipulator--William A. A. Carsey emerged from the shadow of Tammany Hall to build a career undermining working-class political organizations on behalf of the Democratic Party. Mark A. Lause's biography of Carsey takes readers inside the bare-knuckle era of Gilded Age politics. An astroturfing trailblazer and master of dirty tricks, Carsey fit perfectly into a Democratic Party that based much of its post-Civil War revival on shattering third parties and gathering up the pieces. Lause provides an in-depth look at Carsey's tactics and successes against the backdrop of enormous changes in political life. As Carsey used a carefully crafted public persona to burrow into unsuspecting organizations, the forces he represented worked to create a political system that turned voters into disengaged civic consumers and cemented America's ever-fractious two-party system.
Counterfeiting Labor's Voice features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Political structures: democracy, History of the Americas, Political science and theory
Counterfeiting Labor's Voice is available in Hardback, Paperback
Counterfeiting Labor's Voice was written by Mark A Lause and published by University of Illinois Press
Counterfeiting Labor's Voice has 208 pages
Yes it is part of The Working Class in American History series