Boss Ruef’s San Francisco Walton Bean 1968 Paperback UC Press Political History

Boss Ruef’s San Francisco by Walton Bean. University of California Press paperback edition, third printing (1968). A classic and influential study of political corruption in early 20th-century San Francisco, examining Abe Ruef, the Union Labor Party, big business, and the graft prosecutions. Winner of the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Non-Fiction. Condition: Good overall. Covers show edge wear and light creasing from age. Spine is solid and readable. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with historical photographs. Details: • Publisher: University of California Press • Year: 1968 (third printing) • Format: Paperback • Pages: 345 • Size: approx. 8 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches A solid, collectible copy of a respected work of California political history.