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Bossism and reform in a Southern city : Lexington, Kentucky, 1880-1940 /

William Frederick ""Billy"" Klair (1875-1937) was the undisputed czar of Lexington, Kentucky, for decades. As political boss in a mid-sized, southern city, he faced problems strikingly similar to those of large cities in the North. As he watched the city grow from a sleepy market...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bolin, James Duane, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part I; 1. It Is a New Lexington!; 2. The Mulligan Ring; 3. The Rise of Billy Klair; Part II; 4. Honest Graft and the Craft of Bossism; 5. The Age of Progressivism and Beyond; 6. King Klair and the Bipartisan Combine; Part III; 7. Bossism and Reform in the Great Depression; 8. Lexington's New Deal; 9. The Last Hurrah?; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Photographic Sources; Index. 
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