The Struggle for Democracy: The Machines and ReformThe Struggle for Democracy: The Machines and Reformtraces the development and decline of America's political machines. Part urban history, part American history, the narrative precedes from the colonial era to encompass the battles between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans, the Age of Jackson,Al Smith and Tammany Hall. |
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Aaron Burr Age of Jackson Al Smith Albany American cities American Urban Future Andrew Jackson became began Boorstin boss Bucktails capital city dwellers city officeholders city’s colonial commercial construction Course ofAmerican Freedom democracy Democratic Experience Democratic Party Democratic-Republican Party economic election electoral emerging Empire Statesmen enacted England enterprise Erie established Ethnic Machines factories Federalists fire frontier George Washington Plunkitt Gilded Age Greenstein Hall’s historian Ibid immigrant poor influence Iohn Irish laborers legislature Liberty and Power Martin Van Buren measure of security mobilizing Moreover municipal corporations Murphy national bank nomic of]ackson party organization patronage political machines political process President professional politician progressive legislation public treasury Rainbow’s End reform Remini residential Robert Robert Remini Roosevelt Schlesinger Slayton Smith social democratic legislation Society Spoils System struggle Tammany Hall tion trade urban areas urban government Urban Party Politics urban politics Virtually overnight votes Workmen’s Compensation York York’s