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The County: The "Dark Continent" of American Politics

by Henry S. Gilbertson

Chapters (29)
  1. The County: The "Dark Continent" of American Politics 0:00
  2. The County The “Dark Continent” of American Politics: PREFACE 0:17
  3. The County: CHAPTER I A POLITICAL BY-WAY 2:33
  4. CHAPTER II JUST WHAT IS A COUNTY? 12:52
  5. CHAPTER III A CREATURE OF TRADITION 21:16
  6. CHAPTER IV FALLING AFOUL OF “DEMOCRACY” 32:40
  7. CHAPTER V THE “JUNGLE” 43:23
  8. CHAPTER VI A BASE OF POLITICAL SUPPLIES 54:20
  9. CHAPTER VII URBAN COUNTIES 1:11:19
  10. CHAPTER VIII COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AT WORK 1:22:31
  11. CHAPTER IX THE HUMANITARIAN SIDE 1:38:59
  12. CHAPTER X ROADS AND BRIDGES 1:56:28
  13. CHAPTER XI NULLIFICATION 2:07:53
  14. CHAPTER XII STATE MEDDLING 2:18:04
  15. CHAPTER XIII STATE GUIDANCE 2:27:52
  16. CHAPTER XIV READJUSTMENTS 2:38:37
  17. CHAPTER XV COUNTY HOME RULE 2:59:17
  18. CHAPTER XVI CONSOLIDATION 3:05:54
  19. CHAPTER XVII RECONSTRUCTION: PRINCIPLES, PRECEDENTS AND PROPOSALS 3:24:32
  20. CHAPTER XVIII SCIENTIFIC ADMINISTRATION 3:40:44
  21. CHAPTER XIX THE COUNTY OF THE FUTURE 3:55:00
  22. APPENDIX A CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY HOME RULE IN CALIFORNIA 4:10:16
  23. APPENDIX B THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER 4:28:44
  24. CHARTER 4:29:12
  25. APPENDIX C PROPOSED COUNTY HOME RULE IN NEW YORK 5:10:16
  26. APPENDIX D PROPOSED COUNTY MANAGER LAW IN NEW YORK 5:15:32
  27. APPENDIX E THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER IN NEW YORK CITY 5:24:17
  28. APPENDIX F A COUNTY ALMSHOUSE IN TEXAS 5:35:28
  29. INDEX 5:46:39
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Narrator
Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
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6 hr 5 min
Language
English
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November 8, 2026
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