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McCabe, James D., 1842-1883.

Title Behind the scenes in Washington. : Being a complete and graphic account of the Credit mobilier investigation, the congressional rings, political intrigues, workings of the lobbies, etc. .. with sketches of the leading senators, congressmen, government officials, etc., and an accurate description of the splendid public buildings of the federal capital / By Edward Winslow Martin [pseudonym] ....

Publication Info.	[New York] : Continental Publishing Company; [etc., etc.], [1873]
	[©1873]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Glastonbury - Downloadable Materials	BiblioBoard Ebook	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (541 pages).
Series	Tycoons of the Gilded Age anthology
	Tycoons of the Gilded Age anthology.
	BiblioBoard Core module.
Note	Original document: Book.
Summary	In 1864 the federal government created the Union Pacific Railroad, gave it $100 million of taxpayer money and tasked the new company with building a transcontinental railroad. Union Pacific executive Thomas C. Durant saw a moneymaking opportunity. He formed a construction company called Crédit Mobilier and through Union Pacific awarded a contract to himself to build the railroad. What ensued was a sophisticated fraud involving cooked books, conflict of interest and bribed government officials that lasted nearly eight years. This book details Congress' eventual investigation of the fraud and provides a general "tourist" view of Washington, D.C.
Note	GMD: electronic resource.
Subject	Credit Mobilier of America.
	Washington (D.C.) -- Public life.
	Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1883.

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