24. The Frozen Snake and the “Greatest of Humbugs”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. 1. Tragedy in Malone 1
7. 2. The Making of a “Cultivated” Man 7
8. 3. Love and the New District Attorney 15
9. 4. “Here Lies an Honest Man” 25
10. 5. “Old Hunkerism” Is Dead 31
11. 6. A “Mere Act of Justice” 37
12. 7. “Grinding” It Out in Albany 45
13. 8. A Pen “Dipped in Gall” 53
14. 9. An Early-Morning Knock on the Door 61
15. 10. Suddenly, a “Junior Partner” 67
16. 11. A Sporting Gentleman Gets the Itch 75
17. 12. “True to Our Trust, True to Ourselves, and True to Truth” 83
18. 13. “Ho! For California” 93
19. 14. Spreading “Law, Order, Population, Industry and Wealth” 103
20. 15. “Common Justice” for the South 109
21. 16. Returning the Salary Grab 119
22. 17. No “Unproductive and Useless Park” 129
23. 18. An “Earnest Champion of the Right” 141
24. 19. The “New York Lincoln” 153
25. 20. “God’s Hand Is in This Work” 165
26. 21. “Hayes the True and Wheeler, Too!” 175
27. 22. “As Righteous as an Edict of God” 189
28. 23. “A Wild and Joyous Time” 203
29. 24. The Frozen Snake and the “Greatest of Humbugs” 211
30. 25. “The Machine Always Slaughters Its New Converts” 221
31. 26. Delivering a “Paroxysm of Partisan Fury” 231
32. 27. U.S. Senate Election Round One: The Double-Cross 239
33. 28. U.S. Senate Election Round Two: Caught in a Crossfire 251
34. 29. “Distressing Malady of My Bladder” 263
35. 30. Negotiating “Simple Justice” 271
36. Epilogue 275
37. Notes 283
38. Bibliography 323
39. Index 333