The Tiger's Tail: Thomas Nast vs. Boss Tweed
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Focuses on the campaign launched in 1870 by Harper's Weekly cartoonist Thomas Nast against the corrupt Boss Tweed Ring which controlled New York City politics. Indicates that the cartoon, a rapacious tiger, aroused public interest and shows Tweed attempting to bribe and intimidate Nast. Records the New York Times' joining the campaign, resulting in a warrant for Tweed's arrest. Depicts Tweed escaping and being captured by a foreign port official who recognizes him from a Nast cartoon.
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