Robinson, Frank S. Albany's O'Connell Machine: An American Political Relic. Albany, NY: The Washington Park Spirit, Inc., 1973. First Edition. [10066]
Red cloth with bright gilt titles, binding fine, dust jacket looks fine but has a couple of repairs, now in a clear wrapper. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, vi, 249 clean pp., tight. Former price in small black marker on the ffep. Fine in vg dust-jacket. Hardcover.
"This is the first book written about Albany's O'Connell machine, and it may be one of the most comprehensive studies of any such machine ever published..Some of the chapters detail how they have manipulated taxes, judges, grand juries, and the election process, patronage and city schools. Other chapters analyze their relationships with the Catholic Church, the police department, opposition parties, and the press." - publisher.