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History of American City Government

by Ernest S. Griffith. 466 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Ernest S. Griffith

Publisher:

   Oxford University Press

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1938
Subjects:   Municipal Government--United States--History, Cities And Towns--United States--History
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