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Published: 11.01.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'James Michael Curley', 1.
  • Essays 'James Michael Curley', 2.
  • Essays 'James Michael Curley', 3.
Extract

There has never been a mayor like James Michael Curley. He was one of the greatest political figures ever, and at the same time, was the one of the worst. He dramatically improved the City of Boston and the lives of the people in it. His accomplishments were as great as any mayor of any city in the country. At the same time, as a politician, he took money for his own personal use and twisted the truth to help him get what he wanted. To the lower class Irish voters of Boston he gave them jobs and the kind of life they had only dreamed about.…

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