"Steam Control" was a key phrase in the Tom Wolfe novel "Bonfire of the Vanities". It was a reference to political influence peddling. [1] https://www.cse.iit

"Steam Control" was a key phrase in the Tom Wolfe novel "Bonfire of the Vanities". It was a reference to political influence peddling. [1] https://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/wolfe-2002-bonfire-of-vanities.html https://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/wolfe-2002-bonfi...