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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the life of John Randolph Haynes (1853-1937) who, for four decades, was at the forefront of social-reform crusades and political action in Los Angeles and California with his legacies in the fields of direct leglisation and public ownership of utilities.
Trade Review'This is the first in-depth study of Haynes, who is important both as an individual in California and Los Angeles history and more broadly as an example of a certain kind of political activist in the first third of the twentieth century. It is also an important contribution to the literature and historiographical ramifications.' John M. Allswang, California State University, Los Angeles
Table of Contents1. 'My idea of my biography'; 2. First decade in the city of angels; 3. A reformer at 44; Direct legislation: the means to all reform ends; 5. Less than socialism: municipal ownership and regulation; 6. Godfather of urban reform; 7. From city to state: Haynes and the California progressives, phase I; 8. 'The rise and fall of goo-goo'; 9. A reformer's passage through World War I; 10. 'We cannot afford to permit the reactionaries to dig in'; 11. Preparing for the afterlife: the origins of the Haynes foundation; 12. 'The unfortunate Dr. Haynes': young-cryer boom through Rolph-Porter Bust; 13. New dealer Haynes; 14. A reformer's remembrance; Notes; Bibliographic notes; Index.
