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Book SynopsisKathryn Allamong Jacob's engaging account shows how the kingearned his crown through cookery and conversation and how this son of wealth and privilege helped to create a questionable profession in a city that then, as now, rested on power and influence.
Trade ReviewWard earned the title 'King of the Lobby' by applying savoir faire, gastronomy and a genius for social combinations to the hitherto crude process of influencing votes in Congress... Using Ward's own words allows Jacob to illuminate his vivid personality. Publishers Weekly 2009 Jacob's trim and surprising biography of Sam Ward... will not change most people's view of what is essentially a hustler's profession. But she brilliantly shows how, in the hands of a master, lobbying can be lifted to the level of art. -- Fergus M. Bordewich Wall Street Journal 2009 Jacob enthralls readers with anecdotes of Ward beguiling a skeptical press and demonstrating persuasiveness to members of Congress... a crisply written study, making excellent use of new sources and providing historical perspective through sprightly stories enlarging our understanding of the phenomenon of the lobbyist. Sure to please both serious researchers and general readers. Library Journal 2009 In the delectable biography, King of the Lobby, Kathryn Allamong Jacob serves up the life and times of this protean character. -- Drew Bratcher Washingtonian 2010 Jacob details how a swashbuckling scion of a wealthy New York familysettled into his lobbying career in Washington, D.C...and producespage-turning tales of ethically challenged reporters... [and] a new breedof lobbyist in Reconstruction-era Washington: the 'lobbyess.' -- Matthew Murray Roll Call 2010 Despite the fairly short length of the book the author sticks as much into the pages as possible. There is no long-winded verbiage in this book. It's a quick read but one that leaves you fulfilled and enlightened. -- Marty Dodge blogcritics.org 2010 Now virtually forgotten, [Sam Ward] was an immensely able, influential and engaging character who has been rescued from obscurity by Kathryn Allamong Jacob. -- Jonathan Yardley Washington Post 2010 A splendid biography... of an American original. -- John M. Taylor Washington Times 2010 In this deft and diverting volume, Kathryn Jacob shows that lobbyists may do good by encouraging elected officials to set aside their differences and work together. -- Kevin R. Kosar Weekly Standard 2010 Considerable achievement. -- Peter H. Argersinger Journal of American History 2011
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index
