My Story
Tom L. Johnson
Published on 15. June 1993
213 pages
978-1-61277-756-6 (ISBN)
Description
In cooperation with The Western Reserve Historical SocietyProduced shortly before his death in 1911 and long since out of print, provides a rare personal insight into the career and philosophy of one of the most prominent figures of the American progressive Era. Influenced by the single tax proposals of Henry George, Johnson gave up a prosperous business career to become a reform politician. He was elected first to the U.S. House of Representatives, then served as mayor of Cleveland from 1901 to 1909, instituting sweeping reforms. His championship of municipal ownership, professional management of city departments, and broad public involvement in government makes Johnson's mayoral administration one of the most celebrated in Cleveland's history, as well as a focal point for scholars studying the Progressive Era.
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Person
John J. Grabowski is curator of manuscripts at The Western Reserve Historical Society and an adjunct assistant professor of history at Cleveland State University and Case Western reserve University.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword
- Introduction
- I. A Monopolist in the Making
- II. The Monopolist Made
- III. Business and Politics
- IV. The Training of a Monopolist
- V. The Lessons Johnstown Taught
- VI. Henry George, The Man and His Books
- VII. The Monopolist in Congress
- VIII. The Monopolist in Congress-(Continued)
- IX. Some Personal Incidents and Stray Observations
- X. The Lessons of Monopoly
- XI. More Lessons of Monopoly
- XII. Elected Mayor of Cleveland
- XIII. The City Government and the Tax School
- XIV. How Railroads Rule
- XV. The Way Out
- XVI. Government by Injunction
- XVII. Making Men
- XVIII. Supreme Court Blocks Progress
- XIX. State Campaigns
- XX. How Privilege Fights
- XXI. Personal Liability Suit and the "Press" Guarantee
- XXII. First Three-Cent-Fare Car
- XXIII. After Six Years of War
- XXIV. The Burton-Johnson Campaign
- XXV. Last Days of the Fight
- The Last Chapter
- Appendix
- Index
