Battleground New Jersey Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Nelson |
| Series title: | Rivergate Regionals Collection |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6972-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.95USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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In
Battleground New Jersey, historian and
Boardwalk Empire author Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the stories of Arthur T. Vanderbilt--the first chief justice of the state's modern-era Supreme Court--and Frank Hague--former mayor of Jersey City. Although Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jersey's antiquated and corrupt court system, they were two of the most powerful politicians in...
More Description In Battleground New Jersey, historian and Boardwalk Empire author Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the stories of Arthur T. Vanderbilt--the first chief justice of the state's modern-era Supreme Court--and Frank Hague--former mayor of Jersey City. Although Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jersey's antiquated and corrupt court system, they were two of the most powerful politicians in twentieth-century America.