TY - BOOK AU - Chayes,Sarah TI - On corruption in America: and what is at stake SN - 9780525654858 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Political corruption KW - United States KW - History KW - Politics and government N1 - "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue: Dismissing corruption (June 27, 2016) -- Money (ca. 650 BC-33 AD) -- Crazy money (1873-1940) -- The hydra (1980s-) -- It throve on wounds (1870s-1945) -- The pattern (1980-) -- Epilogue: Breaking the pattern (now) N2 - "An examination of how networks of systemic corruption have developed in America in the past and present, and how they are undermining democracy"-- ER -