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Cover image for book Robert Wagner and the Rise of New York City’s Plebiscitary Mayoralty: The Tamer of the Tammany Tiger

Robert Wagner and the Rise of New York City’s Plebiscitary Mayoralty: The Tamer of the Tammany Tiger

The Tamer of the Tammany Tiger
By:Richard M. Flanagan
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137406217
eText ISBN:9781137400871
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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Robert Wagner was New York City's true New Deal mayor, killed Tammany Hall. The world Wagner shaped delivers municipal services efficiently at the cost of local democracy. The story of Wagner's mayoralty will be of interest to anyone who cares about New York City, local democracy and the debate about the legacy of the City's important leaders.