From Bartleby's -
After The Last Hurrah, a novel by Edwin O'Connor (1918–1968), American writer.From
The Washington Times - Edwin O'Connor (1918-68) will be remembered less for a small, though engaging body of work than as the author of a novel whose title added a phrase into our language. "The Last Hurrah" (1956) is, if not the definitive fictional treatment of Irish-American politics, at the very least a jauntily exuberant portrayal of a uniquely resourceful and charismatic rogue.
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Wordsmith.org Date: Fri Aug 13 10:10:06 EDT 1999
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--last hurrah
X-Bonus: It is not necessarily true that averaging the averages of different populations gives the average of the combined population. -Simpson's Paradox
last hurrah (last hoo-rah) noun
A final appearance or effort, especially at the end of a career.
[After The Last Hurrah, a novel by American writer Edwin O'Connor (1918-1968).]
"Years from now, how many thousands of fans, scores of thousands,
will claim to have been at Maple Leaf Gardens on the evening of
Feb. 13, 1999, for the last hurrah, the final farewell?"
Rosie DiManno, Fans weep as hockey era ends, The Toronto Star,
14 Feb 1999.
