October 1st Book Launch

Clout City by Dominic Pacyga




Join us at External link opens in new tab or windowMarz Brewery in Bridgeport for the launch of External link opens in new tab or windowClout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine

Award winning historian Dominic A. Pacyga will be at the brewery on October 1st at 7pm.


In Clout City, award-winning historian Dominic A. Pacyga reveals how cultural, ethnic, and religious forces created this

distinctive system—and ultimately led to its collapse. Tracing clout’s origins in the Irish Catholic–dominated

working-class neighborhood of Bridgeport, shaped by De La Salle Institute and home to the legendary Daley family,

Pacyga shows how communal ties can be a force for good and also the deepest wellspring of corruption.


We'll see you there!