Bossism & Reform in Southern City (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813121505)

" 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 town of 16,000 residents to a bustling, active urban center of over 50,000, Klair saw changes that altered not just Lexington but the nation and the world: urbanization, industrialization, and immigration. But Klair d

Author: James Duane Bolin
ISBN-10: 0813121507
ISBN-13: 9780813121505
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2000
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.26w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2000 pg. 391
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 50