Morning Glories
| Author | : Amy Bridges |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 1999-08-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691010090 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0691010099 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (099 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Morning Glories by : Amy Bridges
Download or read book Morning Glories written by Amy Bridges and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington Plunkitt once dismissed municipal reformers as "morning glories" who looked good early on but soon faded. Political scientist Amy Bridges shows how that description fit the Northeast when Tammany Hall ruled New York City, but not the Southwest. Here Bridges traces reform politics and government in large Southwestern cities since 1901.
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