American Criminal Season 25: William 'Boss' Tweed

In the 19th century, the great American experiment was still in its infancy. Not only was the political landscape still forming, but everyday voters didn’t have the time or means to pay attention to everything that happened in the halls of power. That left the door wide open for rampant corruption and outright theft. And no one did that like New York’s William ‘Boss’ Tweed.

In this season of American Criminal, the foundations of modern New York, the mob violence stirred up by the Civil War, and the corruption of a man who bent the city to his will.

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