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Ruling suburbia : John J. McClure and the Republican machine in Delaware County, Pennsylvania / John Morrison McLarnon III.

Title
Ruling suburbia : John J. McClure and the Republican machine in Delaware County, Pennsylvania / John Morrison McLarnon III.
Author
McLarnon, John Morrison, 1949-
Publication
Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, [2003], ©2003.

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352 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
"Ruling Suburbia is the story of the Republican machine that has dominated the political life of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, since 1875. For a majority of that time, the machine itself was controlled by one of two men: William McClure, from 1875 until his death in 1907; and John J. McClure, William's son, from 1907 until his death in 1965. The first chapter of this study recounts William's career. The rest of the work, with the exception of an epilogue, focuses on the career of John - a career that has been described by another political historian as having no equal in the annals of Pennsylvania politics."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-339) and index.
Contents
Map of Delaware County -- 1. Genesis of a Machine -- 2. The Progressive Era -- 3. From Spoilsman to Statesman -- 4. The Rum-Ring -- 5. What Chester Makes -- 6. The Master Sorcerer -- 7. Black Republicans -- 8. Epilogue -- App. A. Defendants and Un-indicted Co-conspirators, U.S. v McClure et al -- App. B. Population Tables.
ISBN
0874138140 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002154942
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries