Missouri Waltz : the inside story of the penderganst machine by the man who smashed it / by Maurice M. Milligan.

Pub. also under title: The inside story of the Pendergast machine by the man who smashed it.

Cont.: Foreshadows. Strictly personal -- I discover the meaning of hot spot -- The boss: a long-range view -- Tale of two cities. Roots in St. Joe -- K.C. -- Brother Jim and the West Bottoms -- The apt apprentice -- The industrious journeyman -- Portrait of a boss. Goats and rabbits -- Wide open -- The fitness of things -- The know-how -- Blood and ballots. Union station massacre -- Vote frauds -- Smash up! The insurance scandal -- Sentence -- Leavenworth -- An evil heritage. Inheritors of the mantle -- "Buy yourself some beer" -- The mills of the Gods.