Customer Review: This book would make a perfect addition to your child's personal library. It would be helpful in almost any social studies project at school. The book covers the growing urbanization in America. There are scenes depicting Broadway in NY in the mid 1850s, downtown Seattle at the turn of... more info
Customer Review: Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics In The Progressive Era is a scholarly and meticulously researched examination of late nineteenth century big city politics as exemplified by the political structures of Cincinnati, Ohio under George B. Cox's political machine. Zane Miller (Charles Phelps Taft... more info
Customer Review: This book is interesting to local people who want some history on the planning process for this one neighborhood in Cincinnati. Mr. Miller proposes that this history is similar to other cities across the country. Some of the over-arching themes may be similar city to city, but this really is a... more info