| #3807414 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.
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 easily download any file type for your device.Morning Glories | Amy Bridges. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
