American dictators : Frank Hague, Nucky Johnson, and the perfection of the urban political machine /
Hart, Steven,1958-author.
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.
Hague, Frank, 1876-1956.
Johnson, Nucky, 1883-1968.
Politicians
Political culture
Metropolitan government
City and town life
Mayors
Politicians