Editorial Reviews
Illustrated with political cartoons, photos of key figures such as Abe Fortas and Archibald Cox, graphs showing the number of presidential pardons, and tables depicting the number of expulsions and censures both in the House and in the Senate, this second edition of
Political Corruption in America has no equal. Each of the 288 biographies has been carefully researched and expertly written, with crossreferences and much supplemental material. Original entries have been updated to include details on those criminals who have since died (in prison or elsewhere), those released, and those who are still fighting conviction. The wellillustrated "Primary Documents" section comprises 160 pages that include 58 fulltext articles from such publications as the
Washington Post, the
New York Times, and the
Chicago Tribune. To help round out this massive twovolume tome are newspaper reports that begin in 1804 with the impeachment of John Pickering and end in 2008 with the misconduct of Alabama governor Don Seigelman. In addition, there are nine appendixes that cover cases of expulsion in the House and the Senate. The appendixes also deal with senators who have been convicted, tried, and acquitted, 1851 to the present; U.S. governors in ethical trouble; impeachments, crimes, and convictions; federal officials under impeachment from 1799 to 1999; and U.S. mayors involved in political corruption. A 20page bibliography includes books, dissertations and theses, government documents, manuscript collections, oral histories, and court cases. One error stands out in the entry for William Sulzer (1863-1941), who "studied law and in 1844[sic] was admitted to the New York bar"-beforebeing born in 1863!
