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Home › Publications › Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography › PMHB, October 2008

PMHB, October 2008

Volume: 
132
Number: 
4
Topics: 19th century, 20th century, Politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Politics in/and Pennsylvania


Front Matter

Editorial
by Tamara Gaskell

Articles

Introduction
by Michael J. Birkner and Randall M. Miller

A Tale of Two Cities: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and the Elusive Quest for a New Deal Majority in the Keystone State
by Kenneth J. Heineman

Pittsburgh 1941: War, Race, Biography, and History
by David Goodman

Urban Politics and the Vision of a Modern City: Philadelphia and Lancaster after World War II
by John F. Bauman and David Schuyler

Pennsylvania and the Presidency: A Twain That Seldom Meets
by G. Terry Madonna and Michael Young

The Pennsylvania Prince: Political Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin to Arlen Specter
by Matthew Pinsker

Review Essay

"Corrupt and Contented": Where Have All the Politicians Gone? A Survey of Recent Books on Pennsylvania Political History, 1787-1877
by William G. Shade

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