Secrets of the Great Whiskey Ring (First Edition, 1880)

McDonald, General John

Published by Belford, Clarke and Co., 1880

About this Item

First Edition of this famously vindictive tell-all of the inner workings of the notorious the President Ulysses S. Grant era Whiskey Ring -- a conspiracy of whiskey distillers, distributors, and government officials to line pockets by depriving the government of tax revenue. Author and ex-con General John McDonald was the ringleader and eventual federal prisoner. Pardoned by Grant at the end of the Grant presidency, disgraced Gen McDonald rewarded his presidential benefactor with literary abuse. Self-serving memoirs in the wake of big Washington scandals? It didn't start with Watergate! Brown cloth with gilt titles, 386 pages, illustrated. Has several pages at front loose with the portrait of Ulysses S Grant detached but in place. Has edge wears on the covers, the binding is a bit canted.

Seller Inventory # 014265

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secrets of the Great Whiskey Ring (First Edition, 1880)
• Publisher: Belford, Clarke and Co.
• Publication Date: 1880
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good