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Hart, Steven, 1958-

American dictators Frank Hague, Nucky Johnson, and the perfection of the urban political machine / [electronic resource] : Steven Hart. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Rivergate regionals .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780813562148 0813562147

Subjects--Personal Names:
Johnson, Nucky, 1883-1968.
Hague, Frank, 1876-1956.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Jersey City (N.J.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E747 / .H29 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 974.9/0430922 B