The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization by Samuel Peter Orth
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Committee of Fifty.
Personal touches can be gleaned from the autobiographies of such public men as Platt, Foraker, Weed, La Follette, and in such biographies as Croly's "M. A. Hanna." On Municipal Conditions: W. B. Munro, "The Government of American Cities" (1913). An authoritative and concise account of the development of American city government. Chapter VII deals with municipal politics. J. J. Hamilton, "Dethronement of the City Boss" (1910). A description of the operation of commission government. E. S. Bradford, "Commission Government in American Cities" (1911). A careful study of the commission plan. H. Bruere, "New City Government" (1912). An interesting account of the new municipal regime. Lincoln Steffens, "The Shame of the Cities" and "The Struggle for Self-Government" (1906). The Prince of the Muckrakers' contribution to the literature of awakening. On State Conditions: There is an oppressive barrenness of material on this subject. P. S. Reinsch, "American Legislatures and Legislative Methods" |
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