The Pendergast machine [by] Lyle W. Dorsett.
Material type: TextSeries: The Urban life in America seriesPublication details: New York, Oxford University Press, 1968.Description: xiv, 163 p. maps. 22 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:- F474.K2 D6
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Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 139-150) "Bibliographic essay": p. 151-152.
The roots of political control -- The boss of the West Bottoms and North End -- Tom Pendergast is groomed for leadership -- New boss expands his domain -- The campaign to dominate the local democratic party and the county government -- Supremacy in Kansas City -- State control and Pendergast democracy -- The Pendergast machine and New Deal politics -- The collapse.