Morning Glories
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: July 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780691010090
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Local government; Political science & theory; Social history; 20th century; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; USA; Public Affairs & Administration; Government - State & Provincial; Government - U.S. Government; Political Process - General; American History; Political Science / Practical Politics; Political Science / State & Local Government; Political Science : Government - U.S. Government; Political Science : Political Process - General; Political Science and International Relations; Politics - Current Events
First sentence: IN ONE of his most famous remarks, George Washington Plunkitt 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."