David Ress: 1 book
Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform
The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870–1920
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
At the foundations of our modern conception of open government are a handful of disgruntled citizens in the Progressive Era who demanded accountability from their local officials, were rebuffed, and then brought their cases to court. Drawing on newspaper accounts, angry letters to editors, local histories,...
