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- catalog abstract ""William Frederick "Billy" Klair (1875-1937) was the undisputed czar of Lexington, Kentucky, for decades. As political boss in a mid-sized, southern city, he faced problems strikingly similar to those of large cities in the North. As he watched the city grow from a sleepy market town of 16,000 residents to a bustling, active urban center of over 50,000, Klair witnessed changes that altered not just Lexington but the nation and the world: urbanization, industrialization, and immigration." "As a political boss and a practitioner of what George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall referred to as "honest graft," Klair applied lessons of organization, innovation, manipulation, power, and control from the machine age to bring together diverse groups of Lexingtonians and Kentuckians as supporters of a powerful political machine." "Bolin also examines the underside of the city, once known as the Athens of the West. He balances the postcard view of Bluegrass mansions and horse farms with the city's well-known vice district, housing problems, racial tensions, and corrupt politics. With the reality of life in Lexington as a backdrop, the career of Billy Klair provides a case study of the inner workings of a southern political machine."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11489080.
- catalog coverage "Lexington (Ky.) Politics and government.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""As a political boss and a practitioner of what George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall referred to as "honest graft," Klair applied lessons of organization, innovation, manipulation, power, and control from the machine age to bring together diverse groups of Lexingtonians and Kentuckians as supporters of a powerful political machine." "Bolin also examines the underside of the city, once known as the Athens of the West. He balances the postcard view of Bluegrass mansions and horse farms with the city's well-known vice district, housing problems, racial tensions, and corrupt politics. With the reality of life in Lexington as a backdrop, the career of Billy Klair provides a case study of the inner workings of a southern political machine."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""William Frederick "Billy" Klair (1875-1937) was the undisputed czar of Lexington, Kentucky, for decades. As political boss in a mid-sized, southern city, he faced problems strikingly similar to those of large cities in the North. As he watched the city grow from a sleepy market town of 16,000 residents to a bustling, active urban center of over 50,000, Klair witnessed changes that altered not just Lexington but the nation and the world: urbanization, industrialization, and immigration."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-192) and index.".
- catalog description "It Is a New Lexington! -- The Mulligan Ring -- The Rise of Billy Klair -- Honest Graft and the Craft of Bossism -- The Age of Progressivism and Beyond -- King Klair and the Bipartisan Combine -- Bossism and Reform in the Great Depression -- Lexington's New Deal -- The Last Hurrah?".
- catalog extent "xvii, 202 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Bossism and reform in a southern city.".
- catalog identifier "0813121507 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Bossism and reform in a southern city.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Bossism and reform in a southern city.".
- catalog spatial "Kentucky Lexington".
- catalog spatial "Lexington (Ky.) Politics and government.".
- catalog subject "976.9/47 21".
- catalog subject "F459.L6 B65 2000".
- catalog subject "Political corruption Kentucky Lexington History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "It Is a New Lexington! -- The Mulligan Ring -- The Rise of Billy Klair -- Honest Graft and the Craft of Bossism -- The Age of Progressivism and Beyond -- King Klair and the Bipartisan Combine -- Bossism and Reform in the Great Depression -- Lexington's New Deal -- The Last Hurrah?".
- catalog title "Bossism and reform in a southern city : Lexington, Kentucky, 1880-1940 / James Duane Bolin.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".