contact us | site guide | search  •  Reading Guide » Link RESOURCE MENU Reading Guide » Link Link Page 7.  The Boss and the Reformer - William L. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, 1905, Preface, Ch. 1-7 (PDF) - Lincoln Steffens, The Shame of the Cities, 1904, "Introduction and Some Conclusions"    Steffens "Boss" Croker Printing Length: 26 pages total Online Sources  Plunkitt: National Humanities Center The Shame of the Cities: History Matters Supplemental sites Plunkitt, excerpts from History Matters Steffens, excerpts from History Matters *PDF file - You will need software on your computer that allows you to read and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software, you may download it FREE from Adobe's Web site. Toolbox: The Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870-1912 Memory | Progress | People | Power | Empire Contact Us | Site Guide | Search Toolbox Library: Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature National Humanities Center Web site comments and questions, contact: nhc_ed@nationalhumanitiescenter.org Copyright © 2005 National Humanities Center. All rights reserved. Revised: May 2005 nationalhumanitiescenter.org