American Dictators : Frank Hague, Nucky Johnson, and the Perfection of the Urban Political Machine /

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American Dictators is the dual biography of two of America's greatest political bosses: Frank Hague and Enoch "Nucky" Johnson. Packed with compelling information and written in an informal, sometimes humorous style, the book shows Hague and Johnson at the peak of their power and the s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hart, Steven, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Johnson, Nucky, > 1883-1968.
Hague, Frank, > 1876-1956.
Politicians.
Politics and government
Political culture.
Metropolitan government.
Mayors.
City and town life.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Hommes politiques > New Jersey > Atlantic City > Biographies.
Maires > New Jersey > Jersey City > Biographies.
Vie urbaine > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Hommes politiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Politicians > New Jersey > Atlantic City > Biography.
Mayors > New Jersey > Jersey City > Biography.
City and town life > United States > Case studies.
Metropolitan government > United States > Case studies.
Political culture > United States > Case studies.
Politicians > United States > Biography.
United States.
New Jersey > Jersey City.
New Jersey > Atlantic City.
Atlantic City (N.J.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Jersey City (N.J.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
Case studies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The One Who Got Away, and the One Who Didn't
  • In the Court of the Emerald King
  • Lines of Power
  • Boom Times
  • Hard Times
  • Public Works
  • A Choice of Enemies
  • Decline and Fall
  • Epilogue: The Machines That Didn't Stop.

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