Boss Tweed : The Life and Legacy of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York

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Summary: Boss Tweed comes alive
Review: "I recently got my hands on an advance copy of Ken Ackerman's new BOSS TWEED book and stayed up all night to finish it. It's that good! Ackerman blows to bits all the tired old stereotypes about Tweed and brings the old Boss into vivid focus, an awesome presence that jumps off the pages. It's a story of highs and lows, pride and tragedy, backroom deals, treachery, ambition, and politics played with raw abandon. Thomas Nast (his cartoons are everywhere in the book), the New-York Times, and Sam Tilden all figure prominently, but with unexpected twists. In the end, Ackerman makes no excuses for Tweed's crimes, but still finds a core of integrity in the man that carries the story. Politicians today, the sorry lot they are, could learn a few good tricks from old Boss Tweed."

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Summary: Looking Forward to Another Good Book by Ackerman
Review: I have been looking forward to a new book by Ken Ackerman since reading Dark Horse, his book about President Garfield. Ackerman's Dark Horse was a wonderfully engaging and educational book, and I am sure the same is true of his latest work on Boss Tweed. Politics can be a dirty profession, and Boss Tweed was a master of his trade. Most readers will be shocked at how brazen he was, and surprised at how timid modern day politics seems when compared to Tweed and his contemporaries. I am confident that Ackerman will give us a good look at one of the more interesting figures in New York history.

I've been looking, but haven't seen this a local bookstore yet. I can't wait for it to show up.