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

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Author / Creator:Bolin, James Duane, 1955-
Imprint:Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2000.
Description:xvii, 202 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4271933
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ISBN:0813121507 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-192) and index.
Table of 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