Boss Ruef's San Francisco: The Story of the Union Labor Party, Big Business, and the Graft Prosecution

Boss Ruef's San Francisco offers a riveting exploration of political corruption, labor politics, and reform in early 20th-century urban America, as told through the colorful and complex career of Abe Ruef. At the center of this meticulously researched narrative is Ruef's rise as a city boss, his opportunistic leadership of the Union Labor Party, and the subsequent scandals that brought both him and his party to disgrace. The book delves into Ruef's unique characteristics—his Jewish ancestry...