| #3454661 in Books | Princeton University Press | 1997-04-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.75 x6.50 x1.00l, | File type: PDF | 264 pages | ||0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A gem.|By Rebecca Menes|This book is a delight to read and it develops a vital part of American urban history. Read it with Jon Teafords "Unheralded Triumph and you will understand American cities, and America, better.||| Winner of the 1998 Best Book Award, Urban Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association| || Winner of the 1997 Best Book in North American Urban History Award, Urban History Association|
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George Washington Plunkitt once dismissed municipal reformers as "morning glories" who "looked lovely in the mornin' and withered up in a short time, while the regular machines went on flourishin' forever, like fine old oaks." Although this remark rings true for the Northeast in the days when Tammany Hall ruled New York City, municipal reformers have governed the big cities of the Southwest for most of this century. Obscuring this fact and ignoring the Southwes...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Morning Glories | Amy Bridges.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
